My wife would like to enlarge the doorway between our dining room and kitchen.
Unfortunately, the wall in question is load bearing. The wall runs
perpendicular to the floor joists in the attic and runs the length of the
house.
The house was built in 1907, if that matters. I wouldn't be removing the wall
completely; the ceilings are 9 feet high and the current door opening is 7' by
about 32"; she'd like to enlarge it to about 9' to match one on the other
wall, so there would be 2' off wall above the opening. For what its worth,
there is currently a 9' opening in the same wall between the adjacent living
room and the rest of the house.
So, does this sound like something that requires a structural engineer and
needs to be done by a professional, or could I do it myself? I would
certainly never remove a load bearing wall myself (did that by mistake with a
friend and know the consequences), but the wall would stay; the door way would
just be a whole lot wider.
Thanks.
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