Gaining a greater sense of spaciousness and getting more light into your home is easy if you know how. Knocking down a wall is a simple way to achieve greater continuity in the room, and for this the first thing we have to consider is whether the wall we want to lose sight of is a load-bearing wall or not.

Modifying the structure of a home is a very serious matter THAT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY PROFESSIONALS, however, there are several tricks that will help us to intuit whether we can eliminate it or not.

First of all we have to take into account the thickness of the wall, since if it is a load-bearing wall, these are built with reinforced concrete, so they are thicker than partitions and walls.

Secondly, the support, as the load-bearing walls are supported on the foundation.

Thirdly, repetition of the same wall, i.e. if the house consists of several floors and the wall is in the same position and with the same thickness on all of them, we are dealing with a load-bearing wall.

And fourthly and lastly, if the structure is made up of beams and beams visible (clearly showing the wall on which they rest), it is a load-bearing wall.

If it is not a load-bearing wall, a professional can remove it without any problems. The approximate price is around 250 euros on average for a wall 2.40 metres high and 2.60 metres long.

However, if it is a load-bearing wall, it is not necessarily impossible to remove it, but in this case, a professional will need to place another structural element (normally a wooden or steel beam) to replace the function of the partition wall that has been removed. However, if the house is located within a community of owners, it will be necessary to ask for their authorisation.