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Home Forums General Mod Discussion Thinking about removing a wall - Safe, Easy, Bad Idea?

Thinking about removing a wall - Safe, Easy, Bad Idea?
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1:39 pm
June 6, 2010


the chef

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Going to be installing laminate flooring in my RV but I was thinking before I do that this might be a good opportunity to open the place up. I figured taking this wall/sliding doors out would make the kitchen & living room seem a LOT bigger and just more open.

Heres the wall:


So what do you guys think? Relatively simple to do or insanely difficult?

7:26 am
June 7, 2010


Carl63_99

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Chef,

Well, having done some home construction I can tell you to proceed with caution.  First, there may be wiring or plumbing behind parts of the wall that you will have to relocate if you tear down the wall.  Second, and probably more important is structural integrity.  If you remove the wall, the ceiling above may not have the strength across that area to support itself.  With it looking like a couple slideouts are close by, I would say that wall might be a very important structural component.


Carl

1:32 pm
June 7, 2010


the chef

Mod Newbie

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I wondered that myself. It feels like there isn't anything “solid” in the wall anywhere but I guess its better to be safe than knock that wall out and have it all collapse in while moving. Thanks for the input. Wink
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