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Residential Load Bearing Wall Removal and House Framing Pros in Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney and more
Though it's typical to focus on the visible elements of a house during a remodel, the parts that really make a home tick are hidden in the walls, ceilings, and floors. Electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, structural framework, insulation - these do the hard work of making a house comfortable, safe and energy efficient. We handle all manner of residential design and specialize in load bearing wall removal and house framing construction in Dallas, Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Southlake, Allen, Highland Park, Preston Hollow, Grapevine, Irving, Arlington TX, Richardson, Coppell, Flower Mound, Prosper, Fairview, Celina, Denton, Rockwall, Rowlett and more. We are a full service general contractor with decades of experience and references across Dallas Fort Worth. No matter your needs we are here to help.
Load Bearing Wall Removal Tips for Plano Houses
With home construction, if something is removed, it must be replaced with something that does the same thing but in a different form. This can be tricky.
As part of removing a load bearing wall, consider the construction of windows. Walls are the main way to prop up a house. Cutting a hole in the wall can only weaken the structure. The solution is a beam-like building element: a header.
The same concept is useful for load-bearing walls on a larger scale. When our team of experts removes a load-bearing wall, it must be compensated with either a structural beam or a structural beam and piers.
Structural Beam
A horizontal structural beam of sufficient structural quality must replace the wall. Other than the two ends, the beam with this arrangement has no vertical bearing points.
Structural Beam and Post
A horizontal beam with one or more intermediate posts between the two end bearing points is usually a better replacement than having a structural beam alone.
From a structural standpoint, the more potent supports, the better. From a pure aesthetic standpoint, this limits flow and runs counter to the open floorplan concept—the reason for spanning long distances with a structural beam only.
Engineered Beams Provide Best Support
When shopping at the local home center, 4x4s and 4x6s may look sturdy enough to replace a wall, but they aren't. Some type of laminated lumber will be needed, whether you laminate the beam yourself or purchase laminated veneer lumber.
*Serving all of DFW including Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Coppell, Carrollton, Lewisville, Irving, Richardson, Mesquite, Garland, Grand Praire, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Trophy Club, Lantana, Southlake, Colleyville, Grapevine, Denton, Rockwall, Lake Dallas, Lantana, Flower Mound, Highland Park, University Park, Preston Hollow and more.
As part of removing a load bearing wall, consider the construction of windows. Walls are the main way to prop up a house. Cutting a hole in the wall can only weaken the structure. The solution is a beam-like building element: a header.
The same concept is useful for load-bearing walls on a larger scale. When our team of experts removes a load-bearing wall, it must be compensated with either a structural beam or a structural beam and piers.
Structural Beam
A horizontal structural beam of sufficient structural quality must replace the wall. Other than the two ends, the beam with this arrangement has no vertical bearing points.
Structural Beam and Post
A horizontal beam with one or more intermediate posts between the two end bearing points is usually a better replacement than having a structural beam alone.
From a structural standpoint, the more potent supports, the better. From a pure aesthetic standpoint, this limits flow and runs counter to the open floorplan concept—the reason for spanning long distances with a structural beam only.
Engineered Beams Provide Best Support
When shopping at the local home center, 4x4s and 4x6s may look sturdy enough to replace a wall, but they aren't. Some type of laminated lumber will be needed, whether you laminate the beam yourself or purchase laminated veneer lumber.
*Serving all of DFW including Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Coppell, Carrollton, Lewisville, Irving, Richardson, Mesquite, Garland, Grand Praire, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Trophy Club, Lantana, Southlake, Colleyville, Grapevine, Denton, Rockwall, Lake Dallas, Lantana, Flower Mound, Highland Park, University Park, Preston Hollow and more.
