Load bearing wall removal

Not that difficult of a project. Probably come in with a double 14 or 16” Lvl. Support joist and tear out wall.

I am very capable of this type of work but have never done it myself. My only concern was "not doing it exactly correct" as I have a very high peaked roof that bears weight on the wall I wanted to remove a 10' section from to increase the opening size to 14'. We were quoted some outrageous prices for the 14' opening a few years back. Eventually found a handyman with good references that I assisted with the construction part. I handled all the demolition and electrical move, minus stud removal, which helped the bottom line cost. We erected two A-Frames on both sides of the gutted wall that supported the ceiling joists. Removed studs, constructed new king studs, put in header and installed sheetrock and first float in a number of hours. He was exceptional at floating sheetrock and texture, so he handled that in the next few days. I handled the painting and the oak flooring transition between the two rooms.
If you're looking for contractors it would help if you said where you are located.

Good luck!

Hey dipshit I never said do it yourself. Just said it’s not difficult. He left out lots of variables.

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. I don’t think he’s loadbearing wall removal material.

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shite man, I've seen chip gains do it plenty times.

Get some jacks, some crip boards, a few dudes, and one commercial break. Bam. Done.

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Dude, You totally told him to get after it. I don’t think he’s loadbearing wall removal material.

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I guess I did say it.

Any contractor that does remodel or home building can do this OP. As said its not necessarily difficult, its fairly basic framing actually. They will likely essentially build a temporary wall on either side or one side of current wall, tear out the current wall, and then put in beams.

Depending on the situation, its likely the contractor has an engineer spec out the work.

Definitely not DIY type of situation for 99% of people. But all a contractor is going to do is bring in someone to prep/ demo, bring in a framing crew, bring in a drywall, crew, and you are basically done.

One thing they may have to do depending on your situation is support the posts with better footers. Which means potentially adding a cement footer if its slab or additional supports whatever that is called if its 2nd floor or pier and beam.