How to Cut a Pass-Through in a Load Bearing Wall | Ask This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- Ask This Old House general contractor helps a couple frame an opening between their kitchen and living room in a load bearing wall.
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Time: 4-6 hours
Cost: $150-200
Skill Level: Moderate
Shopping List:
2x4 lumber [amzn.to/2zwt6PF] for the temporary wall and the framing of the opening
2x8 lumber [amzn.to/34cOcks] for the temporary wall
2x12 lumber [amzn.to/2ZCm1YB] for the header
1/2 inch plywood [amzn.to/2MLIsbA] for the header
3 inch construction screws [amzn.to/2MIC6tT]
Tools List for Cutting a Pass-Through in a Load Bearing Wall:
Drill driver [amzn.to/2ZB9WCN]
Power saw [amzn.to/2zAba6V]
6 foot level [amzn.to/2NFNuGw]
Reciprocating saw [amzn.to/2zvPqsX]
Steps:
1. Before doing any work, determine if the wall is load bearing or non-load bearing. If in doubt, consult a structural engineer.
2. If the wall is load bearing, a temporary wall will need to built using 2x8 plates on the floor and ceiling and 2x4 studs at an angle to support any weight from the floors above.
3. Hammer the studs into the temporary wall until they’re snug.
4. Use a drill/driver to secure a brace across the studs.
5. Use a level to draw the outline for the opening. Cut the opening using a reciprocating saw.
6. Remove the wall board and studs in the area of the new opening.
7. If needed, fill any extra space with studs.
8. Install the first jack studs on either side of the opening, with a small stud attached to hold the bottom plate of the new opening.
9. Install two sill plates into the bottom of the opening. Secure them with screws.
10. Create a header for the new opening using two 2x12 boards with a piece of _” plywood sandwiched in between with construction adhesive and screws.
11. Install the header in the opening. Install the additional jack studs inside the opening for the header to rest on.
12. Attach the jack studs and header using screws.
13. With the header in place, the temporary wall can be removed.
14. Use the reciprocating saw to cut the drywall on the other side of the opening.
15. Touch up the drywall or plaster around the opening.
Resources:
Tom uses kiln-dried lumber and plywood to frame the pass through, which is available to buy at from lumber yards and home centers.
Tom also shares some tips for identifying a load-bearing wall, but ultimately cautions that a structural engineer is the best person to consult.
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I love them showing the vacuum being used to suck up the dust, then showing the other side where it's just flowing out all over the place. XD
The vacuum is not used to suck up all the dust. It is used to minimize the cleaning later on. The home owners will still need to clean regardless.
You really are an idiot aren't you?
It's the thought that counts
This is why they make the filter bags.
Lmao. So true
I wonder if he brought the Jenga set or showed up and was like "you guys got a Jenga?".
it's funny how he called it a board-game. I picture board-games having a board where each player advances a piece.
@@tkx7 technically is a board game, but you got a fair point there
L J I’m guessing it was there for the kids to play with and he said hey here is a good way to explain it . Which is good , if your on camera . I highly doubt that if I was on a job estimate and I showed the homeowners the Jenga trick .lol tommy is an awesome builder love all of his work
Legit was thinking the same
Could you imagine playing Jenga with that dude
This is the one thing I always see in the older homes that makes them feel so boxed in. What an improvement.
yeah honestly if it was me i would get the whole wall removed
Agreed. I’m looking at buying an older home and I’m not one for renovations but I can’t stand those walls, especially boxing in the kitchen.
@@Vanilla_Icecream1231 It would be interesting to see how would one tackle demoing load-bearing wall down.
@@matoatlantis There are lots of videos about removing a load bearing wall here on RUclips! See ruclips.net/video/y6YVBy-1hjQ/видео.html
“This is perfect Tommy, Thank you” as the toddler falls through the wall....
Ah, well it builds character
He ll learn
Colby Johnson it was a joke not to be taken Literally
@Colby Johnson It's been 5 minutes, give him a chance... do you have a toddler? It's very likely.
@Colby Johnson RELAX KAREN
I liked the blank looks as he was explaining things.
Love this guy, very good at explaining what he's doing succinctly, makes perfect sense
Tommy is the OG of This Old House.
So magical how every time he goes into the next room, everything he needs is right there already.
If it wasn't, the videos would be 20 minutes long. Don't think he needs to walk you through "Go to your truck and grab the wood to create a temporary wall." Self explanatory.
StevenM Stop and take a moment to look up above you. You’ll see the joke fly right over your head.
He makes everything look so simple! Thanks for this video!😊
Love the way he opened the wall from living room to kitchen. Tom made it so easy with simple instructions.
I always enjoy the way Tommy Silva explains what he is doing and why.
He's a real pro! Great job, Tommy!
So helpful and after watching the video, I noticed I have the exact same layout of my house and was wanting to do the same with my wall. Thank you.
For guys like me really enjoy the tips you give in your videos. Thank you.
you really can't beat this old house
Tom you make it look so easy you my friend are my hero!!!
This Old House does very practical videos with excellent ideas about how to do the job right. Thanks for this one.
you are such a great teacher...so much detail while still brief and to the point....my kitchen wall is coming out!!! I've wanted to take it out for years...and this is doable....I'm not sure whether it is load-bearing or not, but like your project here, I have a close opening that is arched, so I always wanted it arched to match...I will just treat it as a loadbearing wall and not worry about it. I am so excited!!!
Thank guys not only show the way to do it but, also the material,tickness, the size of nail, I mean it is excellent videos. Thank you guys.
Hi Tommy, It's always fun to watch you work....Frank
Love the comments from the armchair builders. Thanks Tommy, this video is very helpful.
Tommy: "What you have is a load- bearing wall."
Homeowner: "Seriously?"
Tommy: "Yup." "There's nothing I can do." "See ya, asswipe."
*end of episode*
Id watch that show
This made me laugh WAY more than it should have. Well done.
This made me laugh for a couple of minutes
is this even a joke?
Cleanest most efficient tradesman I've ever watch! Good video.
Very helpful video. I followed your instruction and cut a hole in my load bearing wall. There were a few more obstacles, like a pocket door, multiple existing headers and a smaller opening that limited the maneuvering of slipping in studs and jacks. Thanks
Great, now I am feeling confident and about to attempt modifying all of my load bearing walls. THANKS TOMMY!!!!
Yea I wouldn't feel so confident after watching a you tube video🤣
Watching a video is one thing doing it is another.
I did this exact same thing to my place, boy were the apartment complex owners pissed!
Funny shiat
I tried this in my apartment, I found out my neighbors are unfriendly people
lmfao
This Is The Only RUclips Channel Where The Comments Are far Better Than The Video Content. Lol.
😆 🤣 😂
Thank you! This was spot on, easy to follow, succinct, yet thorough instructions. We saw this video 48 hours ago. It gave us the confidence to tackle the same project ourselves. We completed the job in 6 hours. Would’ve been less time, but I had to work most of the time so I could only help set the shoring and hammer in the jack studs & and my husband didn’t have an extra helper. This video is epic. Thank youuuuuu!!!!
Why don't I believe this comment?
@@sophocles1198 I mean without calculating the load you wouldn't know what size beam the header needed to be.
@@michaelkozik4707 and how did Tommy do that?
I think it would only depend on the span. After all, there are only X number of studs holding that load up before. Now if you cut into the wall, and find reinforced and doubled-up studs, then they did that because there was an extra-heavy load there.
How much of the 2nd floor and roof collapse on you?
"I know what kind of wall you have."
"Oh look, a random Jenga game is already set up on the table."
I like to make frequent trips to the refrigerator to feel more connected to my kitchen.. haha
That confused the shit out of me "we feel very disconnected from the kitchen" lol
just get a wireless smart fridge
Put in a beam and cut out wall..
I love to cook. So, yeah, mine too.
@@sjgomes89 What exactly were you confused by?
What I love about these video's is how nothing ever goes wrong and it all goes as planned without issue or mistake! Great to see people have such great luck (insert sarcasm now)
Nothing ever goes wrong those are just happy little mistakes if you are the Bob Ross if carpentry.
I like this show because of the lack of theatrical drama on the reality shows.
your east coast I;m west coast. I have been a Licensed General for over 30 years and that is exactly how I would have cut that opening. Great Job Tommy. You are a true Professional doing things right the first time. There is no substitute for experience and Quality.
I just started this same project in my house. Got one side of the drywall taken down. I will be following this video step by step!
If only Jerry and Kramer knew this, could have been living in a deluxe apartment. " Jerry, these are load bearing wall"
Does this mean you didn't need that Beam?
LEVELS
@@cmc5207what do you mean LEVELS?
@@k-no058I'm getting rid of all my furniture. All of it. I'm going to build these different levels, with steps. It'll all be carpeted with a lot of pillows. You know, like ancient Egypt.
Could be the Ambien talking but that looks super awesome. It really changes the look of that space.
Love this show watch every time I can glad I found this on u tube
He swings that framing hammer like a real man. Nice work Tommy.
A house that I'm familiar with actually had a load bearing wall completely removed. The ceiling had a noticeable "Dip" in it. After opening the ceiling to inspect, we discovered that ceiling joists were literally floating above the ceiling. It was painfully obvious what was done, thankfully, the house didn't fall in on itself. Replaced the wall and all is well now. It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do.
That's why building permits are required.
@@scotth6814 not here in my city for indoor construction I was shocked myself 😆
Ive seen Tommy make pass throughs about a dozen different times in the show, and every time its a treat.
This is exactly what I'm planning to do. Thank you for everything you do Tom.
Nice one Tommy, Another good job done 👍
Tommy's the man
He's he is. A true craftsman. Not many of those left.
I second that !!!
@@rwallace1625 Your wrong brother there alot of them
A lifetime of experience makes this look easy. Tommy is awesome 👊
It is easy.
Excellent explanation and execution!
Wow, this guy explained it very nicely
As if Tommy had to look at what type of wall.
"Oh so we can't cut a hole in it?"
"Hold on to your butts sunny, I'm Tommy Silva"
Yeah, it's pretty obvious when the same wall runs the whole length of the house.
The room looks much better. good job
Are you sure? You don't look sure.
You look like you were wondering what is a load bearing wall. Get some jenga, jenga have the answers.😦
Actually no, it looks like a roadside diner now. “Mel, kiss my grits.”
EXCELLENT Video; thank you for sharing!
the pass-through is so cool!
Another Lucky home owner had Tommy done the work for them; and we know that's another job well done with no worry about the house tumbling down one day like the Jinga.
getting nice curves in the finished corners is the hardest part of the job, would have been nice to see that done
Tommy's a wizard.
Make a cardboard template from the existing arch, and transfer to the wall board on the new opening
@@Muscleupsanddangles what goes inside the curve though?
@@xfreeman86 I recommend using 1/4 Plywood which is flexible enough to curve. You can make several laminations and use wood glue to make your own custom curve and clamp it up. Alternately you can use plywood flat wise and transfer the curve onto it and cut it out and laminate/clamp. I think this is more work and unnecessary as it only needs to be strong enough to back your sheetrock, it isnt structural.
Its a jig saw, what is so hard?
Oh that was awesome even the baby looks so happy for it💝😃
I like how he fastened the horizontal 2 x 4 to the temporary supports. Due to my spatial relationship issues, I would never think of doing that.
Why isnt this channel is with 1 million subs keep up the great work this old house
Thanks, John!
Thanks, John for your creative though incorrect use of English.
This was great. Thank you. Though I would love to see a floor to ceiling opening.
Floor to ceiling is definitely possible, but there still has to be a header so you would lose the header room, but of course the opening would be bigger. Both are nice.
I like how he rounded it so it matched the doorway on same wall.
You might decrease it from 11.25” to 10 using an LVL beam but you need a properly sized header to bear the weight of the 2nd story and/or ceiling/roof
Hi TOH , that was a nice transformation Tommy , good job !! 👍😊🛠
Awesome job Tom 👌
This was actually excellent! I would’ve never thought of preserving the drywall at the bottom, and his brace I learned something new. I wish you would’ve talk more about the screws, other structural screws? Normally they start the application called requires nails or structural screws. And there’s specific patterns you have to do to do to
GRK structural screws
What we're thinking of here, is to knock down the wall between your kitchen and living room to give you more of an open concept. - Randy Marsh
White people renovating houses.
Awesome video thank you, you made it look so easy
Really nice work. Good job !!!
I love watching these videos, to see how cheaply houses are build in the USA.
?
Houses in america are made of wood and drywall but here in europe they are solid concrete brick and metal
Don't most people in Europe never own a home? Only apartments? Lol
@@rockysheep2294 Probably because no one here wants to see it last 500 years.
Tom Silva is awesome.
excellent video. sounded complicated you made it look so easy.
Good work old man...👌
Did this exact job with my father in law a few years ago. Looked great but took longer than I thought based on this video. We had a water line we had to divert which was a pain in the neck.
CC
Did anyone else notice there is an electrical line running along the bottom of the plate (up at the ceiling), where they are installing the new king stud and the header? Tommy notched the filler stud he put in for the electric line but not the new king stud or the header. Since the header is driven up tight against the plate, the wire would get crushed between the plate and the header (and the weight from the floor above) and cause the wires to short out.
Perfect demo !
He is so great handyman.
Whats holding the beam in place other than the drywall? I know the jack studs are wedging it up but it's just friction fit?
The whole point of closing off the kitchen in 1940's / 1950's construction, was so you could relax in peace while the wife cooked.
good point . todays women/wife wont even cook instead they will be texting their exes as it seems these days its common mainly in western countries.
@@NewsBroadcasting I feel like you kinda got the woman you deserved, if this is the case.
@@jmbootz i married to two beautiful women that are both sisters i could not be happier
Medic311 Best comment😎 i have seen here on This old House. And that’s facts too
WN Continental Broadcasting yee rotate them out like fines cars through out the week. 👌
Tom can fix almost anything !
Great videos, much appreciated
I could never let Tommy into my home. Once my wife sees what a man's man is all about, she'll never look at me again.
😂😂😂😂😂LMFAO!
Lmao
Don't beat yourself up, bud. We all have our different forms of "sorcery." Your wheelhouse is in something else, that's why guys like Tommy are out there to help.
Props for being realistic 🤣
😂😂😂
They didn't scream JENGAAAAAAAAAAAAA when it fell over!
Quality workmanship as always. Thank you!
This guy is a master carpenter ....a very wealthy one at that
THINGS ALWAYS GO BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THE HELL TO DO.
LOOK HARD YOU CAN FIND IT.
I like how they retained that curvature on the top of the opening. An alteration like this to a home should not look like it was altered and capitalizing on the existing design really adds a touch of class. How about a granite surface for that opening for wife to slide a beer across to the old man during the big game?
That's a good idea! You can easily turn that section into a little bar top with some under corner brackets from the kitchen side. Very minimal space loss to create a lot of extra sittable counter area. And it perfectly looks in on the t.v. too.
Or for wife to slide dirty dishes into kitchen so hubby can load the dishwasher?
We have a nice open floorplan in our home and my husband wants to add a partition wall so here I am hunting on the internet for a way to make it look nice. It looks so much better nice and open!!
Partition wall would be a lot simpler. We added a partition wall in our 30 ft long living room to make a small office. We made a 2x3 wall instead of 2x4 studs just to save an inch.
Do you toenail the header and jack stud? What's keeping the header fastened?
I bet that kid climbed through that hole and fell into the kitchen within 10 minutes. He was already going for it before Tommy could finish his video.
I just like how thumbnail makes dad look like Loki.
Than’ you very much, great video Tommy!
Thanks a lot for the explanation 👍👌🙏
Surprised that hammer wasn't leaving giant welts in the lumber
6:32 everything blowing thru the back
Great video like always .
👍
Hilti and festool. Tool galoreeeeeee
When i remodel my house I'm going to build walls to get rid of the "open concept." Living room will be nice and cozy with fewer distractions.
That’s it. In a world full of distractions, why would a man want to invite more noise, heat/cold? I put a sliding barn door on a passage way from my living room and haven’t looked back (because there’s now a door in the way) since.
wow makes it look so much cleaner you can watch tv from the kitchen
This may be only the 2nd time I’ve said this but, well done Tommy.
I love how he actually get's the family inolved
When there kid is older he's going to have a clear passage to the kitchen
this video was sponsored by Jenga
Good job Tommy!
Time to channel my inner-Tommy again..... appreciated 👊🏽
What’s that foreign object on the wall at 4:23?
Jack Myhre the land line phone..
4:29 What is that corded thing hanging on the wall???
You young wipper snapper! 👴👵 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....😪
Looks great!
I did a similar job, but I notched the existing studs for the header, fitted the header, then removed the old studs. Worked perfectly.
Can you explain in more details what you did? How did you notch the header before removing the old studs? We plan to open a load bearing wall but not as tall as the one in the video. So it’s not likely we will put a header all the way to the top. Thank you.