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 are planning on altering the layout of your home by moving internal walls, or removing them entirely, then you'll need to understand the different types of wall you could come across, including ...

Knocking down internal walls: Where to start The most important starting point for any project that involves knocking down internal walls is identifying if the work involves removing load-bearing ...

Q Would you please send me information on how to tell which walls in our house are weight-bearing? There are some walls we would like to remove or push out farther. We sure don't want to remove the ...