I took out three walls in our downstairs in preparation for hardwood flooring throughout the downstairs. One wall was load bearing, two were not. Now, our family room is huge, and our new dining room (formerly a living room where nobody lived) is open to the entryway, making it substantially more spacious. Of course, electrical had to be rewired in all three walls (including one 240 to the A/C).
I took out three walls in our downstairs in preparation for hardwood flooring throughout the downstairs. One wall was load bearing, two were not. Now, our family room is huge, and our new dining room (formerly a living room where nobody lived) is open to the entryway, making it substantially more spacious. Of course, electrical had to be rewired in all three walls (including one 240 to the A/C).