Well I got home from vacation today and have the rest of the week off. So I decided I would tear down the wall and see what I have to work with.
I all ready knew it was a load bearing wall and I knew there was an electrical outlet. Neither of which is a big issue. I am going to put a header that will support more then enough weight to cover the 6 foot span. And of course the wires will be no problem to move. However I did not expect the water pipes to be there. I want to thank my home builder Dr. Horton for the great idea of putting the hot water heater in the attic. It should be fun when it fails and floods my house too. I plan on upgrading to a tank less water heater before that happens.
This thread will move at a snails pace since my help is my dad and he travels a lot. Neither of us expected the water line and I am not real sure what I am going to do there yet. I do not want to drill holes in the support legs on the header since it is load bearing. So it looks like I will have to go out of the wall and then back in. Which means when I/If I ever sell my house I have to do it over again. I was hoping to just patch up a 6 foot hole.
I all ready knew it was a load bearing wall and I knew there was an electrical outlet. Neither of which is a big issue. I am going to put a header that will support more then enough weight to cover the 6 foot span. And of course the wires will be no problem to move. However I did not expect the water pipes to be there. I want to thank my home builder Dr. Horton for the great idea of putting the hot water heater in the attic. It should be fun when it fails and floods my house too. I plan on upgrading to a tank less water heater before that happens.
This thread will move at a snails pace since my help is my dad and he travels a lot. Neither of us expected the water line and I am not real sure what I am going to do there yet. I do not want to drill holes in the support legs on the header since it is load bearing. So it looks like I will have to go out of the wall and then back in. Which means when I/If I ever sell my house I have to do it over again. I was hoping to just patch up a 6 foot hole.