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[quote=Anonymous]We just purchased our first home (in another city) - and before we move in we are doing some renovations to the kitchen and then updating the floors. We've had two contractors that have told us that the wall b/t the kitchen and living room is not a structural wall, we know  another similar home that had this done and we know there was not an asbestos problem. Also, we've had the electrical outlet in that wall deactivated (meaning that the electrician knew we wanted to take down that wall, so he made sure we wouldn't be electrocuted, and we don't believe there are any heating/cooling elements running through it (it's  a small house and all the ducts and vents seem to be around the outer walls.

DH is nervous to do this, but I kind of think we should tear down the wall ourselves! We plan on having a professional match the new flooring, and we're simply pulling out the cabinetry to sit on the outer edge  of the kitchen (so we would need to remove the cabinetry).

I think if we start slowly and make sure that we're not doing anything crazy, it would be fun. Also, contractors have given us estimates of upwards of $1500 for them to tear down the wall.  We would leave the new flooring to the professionals, but I'd rather spend 1500 on quality appliances and flooring then having someone else take down the wall. [/quote]

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