HOW TO IDENTIFY LOAD BEARING WALLS. The fastest ways to tell if you can remove an interior wall.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2020
- How to tell whether you can remove an interior wall and whether that wall is load bearing or not. Interior design trends have changed over the years and we now want our kitchens to flow into our living rooms and entertaining areas. If you can figure out how to open up your spaces you're going to be able to add value to your properties regardless of whether you're renting them, selling the or living in them.
In this video Canadian Real Estate Investor Darren Voros walks through his most recent investment property to show you how to identify load bearing walls and then what options you might have if you want to remove those load bearing walls and open up the space. Darren walks through the basement, main floor and 2nd floor to identify which elements are structural and which items are purely for partition.
****NOTE - BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY STRUCTURAL WORK ON A PROJECT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT AN ENGINEER.
When it comes to interior design, the trend is definitely to open up spaces and for one area to flow into the other. In older homes each room used to have be separate. Now people want to be able to open up the spaces and they want their kitchens to flow into their living rooms, to flow into their dining rooms, to flow into their entertaining areas. So if you can figure out how to open up your spaces, it's going to be that much more beneficial. You're gonna be able to get higher rents. But it's also going to increase the value of your property should you decide that you want to sell it later on down the line.
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Darren Voros
Darren’s diverse skillset has taken him to many stages around the world. He has been featured as an on-air renovation expert on “The Goods” (CBC) and “CityLine” (CityTV). Darren was also the behind the scenes contractor on “Save My Reno” (HGTV) and “Game of Homes (W Network).
Darren is an accomplished real estate investor, trainer and coach. He controls a portfolio of properties worth just over $10,000,000 and has travelled across North America educating, inspiring and motivating audiences on the subject of real estate investing, financial independence and financial literacy. Darren’s willingness to give back prompted him to launch his TH-cam channel in 2020 in order to have a wider reach in educating investors. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
This channel is dynamite. Always get right to the point, clear video/audio, shares costs. Teaching me things I didn't learn in architecture school.
I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you!
Darren, you're an excellent teacher - well done!
Thank you Lisa! That's a huge compliment coming from you :)
Thank you very much for this video, very straight and to the point.
Glad you enjoyed it Josh. Thanks for watching and the comment.
this is one of those fire topics a lot of buyers want to know!
Right! Every property I go into, it's the first thing I'm thinking about. How can we open this up :) There's always a way which is the good news.
Best video on this subject
Thanks Bryan. I appreciate it.
Roof loads are also tricky. I had a Pullin about 6' into my kitchen wall, it was just a 2x4 so you know it's not a ton of weight but I waited until I stripped 5 layers of old roof off before adding the beam to reduce the load. Terminating posts at the edge of the house is easier like you said because you can just block the floor to the foundations top plate.
Great clip. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice and very detailed explanation 👍
Thanks a lot 😊
Very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Super informative. Way better than crossing my fingers pre-demo 👍🏼 Thank you for this great lesson! 👏🏼👏🏼
You're very welcome! Crossing the fingers and hoping for the best is not a great demo strategy :)
Any suggestions on exterior walls? I know they are load bearing, but I have a 16ft to 20ft section that needs to be replaced. What I was considering since I need to replace the sheathing on the roof in that same span is to figure out how to support the trusses, btw the house is 30ftW x 52ftL ... the section I need to replace is 20ft span from the gable corner to just past my front door. Any advice I would appreciate
Great information.
Glad you found it helpful.
All the contents you share are spot on ! ❤️
Nice
So any double top plate will be load bearing?
Thanks so much Darren, super helpful in figuring out how to better open up the space in the home which everyone wants.
I'm also in the GTA area, do you have any suggestions on good companies to reach out to for help with opening up a home area? We likely would be moving a load-bearing wall to open up the space.
Appreciate it and happy new year to you and your family
You're very welcome! I've had good success with homestars for finding reputable contractors in the GTA.
@@DarrenVoros thanks so much!
Could you please tell me to build a gable roof, when there is no low rafter ties how big the span can be ?Thanks a lot. And what the middle span rafter tie do, what the lo rafter tie do?
Second question is what is the difference between screw piers and concrete isolated footings? Which one is better ?
I would talk to your engineer about span tables and roof rafters. They'll have to sign off regardless. I'm a big fan of the screw piles if you can use them. They are in and you can build on them right away. If they every need to come out, they can be removed.
Well... very good instructional video, but I'd like some tips on how to tell if its a load bearing wall for my existing home that isn't down to the studs! lol
Ya that one gets more complicated. You can never truly know until you've done some investigating. Speak to a local contractor who's done a lot of work in the area on similar type homes and they can often give you an indication of what is load bearing and what is not prior to demolition.
In this example are the joist in the ceiling of the living area running the same direction as the joist in the basement were?
Ya the joists in this house were all running the same direction but the load bearing points changed a bit throughout.
Glad you mentioned an engineer but make sure you tell your audience about plans and permits and city inspections. I find to many people are doing renovations without plans and permits, etc.....
Ya I find the municipalities aren't helping their cause with wait times and processing for permits etc but I always recommend getting permits and inspections for any work that needs one.
@@BlueOriginAire I understand but it is still wrong and I know you don't do that, I imagine you get plans, permits where applicable. Drives me nuts when I see my friends doing things they shouldn't.
@@levygordo3824 ,
I am exempt. However , because l am , l know that if build attached to our existing home structure l have to comply with city building codes and permits.
Why People take risks?
They hope a jealous neighbor doesn’t call in the inspector. ?
It is as you say. Not worth it. The city finds out eventually.
And if they’re caught mid-stream? They are fined and have to remove it all, more money lost.
@@BlueOriginAire How are you exempt?
I agree, and disagree. If you are a homeowner, and also are a contractor yourself, or know someone who is, getting a permit before work, and an inspection of work as well, that should be plenty. Not everyone can afford an engineer/drawings/"over engineered" drawings that end up costing A LOT of unnecessary money when remodeling a simple home. Just figured I'd say my opinion . Peace
Regarding having an engineer take a look to determine whether one wall is load bearing; what could I expect to pay for a verbal consult? Would engineers be willing to do only a verbal (cheaper) consult? Great video!
Some will give you a verbal but most will want to give you a report. That way it's documented for their protection and yours.
9:08 yes!
Greatest show ever made!
how much does putting load bearing beams usually costs?
I'm going to give you the dreaded response.... it depends. For this property, we paid about $700 for the engineer, $1000 for the framer and $350 for materials. For every job it will be so different though.
Darren Voros I was kinda expecting it depends 😁. But thanks for giving me info on the cost for this particular project. I have a property with a similar floor plan.
Great video. But you keep referring to 'plates'. Visually it wasn't evident what a plate actually is. What is a plate and how do you identify it?
The bottom and top plates are the 2x4's that are laying flat that the vertical 2x4 "studs" sit on. In the case of load bearing walls, the top plates are doubled up. www.finehomebuilding.com/2001/03/15/anatomy-of-a-stud-framed-wall
@@DarrenVoros Got it, thanks.
@@DarrenVoros ,
So, if every wall has a single plate, both the vertical and horizontal ? Is that a clear indication that the wall can all be removed ?
After sheetrock was removed... we can feel our way over the top and it was all single plate. No matter which way the walls faced.
Don't like open concept with families. Too much noise.
How about when you’re in a fully finished house without a basement, lol a bit harder to tell
When in doubt, hire an engineer.
I for some reason don't care for the open concept stuff. I definitely do not want to see my kitchen from my living room.
Ya it's definitely not for everyone. I actually didn't mind the layout before but we had to try to appeal to the largest amount of buyers and therefore we opened it up.
If you have no basement and no 2nd floor, how do you ID a load bearing wall. This is useless to me.
How to remove a load bearing wall: call an engineer. Thanks.
So why were you searching it on youtube :)
@@DarrenVoros A bit slow? Clicked a video to explain load bearing wall... video tells me to call engineer.
Great video and a lot of information, but man....SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU TALK. You make someone tired just listening to you.
Thanks for watching. You can slow it down on youtube.
6:55 - 8:30 - way too quick & unstructured information - incomprehensible - have no idea what you're talking about; constructively criticizing you here - great work otherwise mate
Appreciate the feedback. If you haven't done something like this before, it may seem confusing but in the end, you're NEVER going to take on something like this without a reputable contractor or a structural engineer guiding you along the way.
You speak very fast.
Sorry about that, I will try to makes sure I slow down for future videos. Thank you for the feedback :)