How much would it cost to tear down part of my wall and build a support beam?

Question

My dining room wall is a load bearing wall. Its about 6 feet wide I want to knock the wall down to make the area bigger.

I want to hire a company to do this for me, so its professional.

I want them to take down the 6 foot wall and put in a large support beam to help with the weight.

The second floor is above the wall and nothing heavy is above it, but I don’t want to ruin my house.

How much would something like this cost? I was thinking maybe $1500?

Answer 1

I had this done with an 8' wall, but I did not want to install a new header. My contractor installed a box beam in the attic to take the load.. don't guess you can do this with a 2 story.. sorry.
Anyhow, all you need is a double 2X10 supported on both ends by a 4x4. I bet you could get this done for MUCH less than $1500. I should not take but a few hours to wreck the old wall and install the new header.

Answer 2

Well you cant tear the wall down completely and than put up support beams. You must first keep the existing 4X2's than while tearing the wall down. Than you want to cover them to make them look nice (like columns or something).
I say less than 2 grand is the norm.
In any case get few quotes and make sure the contract includes a time frame. Contractors have been known to abandon a job for months when a more profitable job turns up.


good luck

Answer 3

You will have to shore up the floor on both sides of that wall, then take out the wall, also there is probably electrical wire in it, that will have to be delt with- and the beam will hang down about 1 foot- so it will not be a clear opening- plan to repaint the cieling and walls all will have some damage. 15 to 22 - is more like it.

Answer 4

Have any of you people ever heard of contacting a local repair person in your area? You ask these generalized questions and really, you need to consult professionals in the area in which you reside. Either that or start a search on the Internet. Some of you seem to need guidance at every turn with EVERYTHING!

Answer 5

that should cover it or less......just be sure that the end supporting the beam, the jacks, r resting on a load bearing member under the house! if they can i would install either a pier or a triple floor joist to carry the extra load at that point on both ends......its called " point loading".......


lic. gen. contractor