Installing a LVL Beam and Removing a Load Bearing Wall To Create an Open Space It may look like home improvement skills come naturally for my brothers and me, but it’s mostly due to a lifetime of ...

Dear James: I see these makeover shows on television. I want to open up my kitchen to the family room and it would be fun to knock out the wall myself. Someone said to be careful of bearing walls.

If you watch enough home-improvement television shows, you might start to think that every renovation involves copious amounts of drama and a miraculous transformation of a total eyesore. That doesn’t ...