How to fix a wall that was incorrectly opened up between kitchen and dining room?
I know I need a contractor for this because I myself can’t do it, but I have a question…
I guess there was a complete wall between my kitchen and dining room. Previous owners must have decided to open it up– but did a HORRIBLE job on it (unless they were giants!). Pretty much, they cut down the wall, but it is too high to be used for anything (except as a high table top with really high bar chairs). You can’t really cut on it and you can’t really prep food unless you have a step stool! Not only that, but they got one of the cheap countertops (plastic looking one), plopped it on top of their messy- cut wall (it looks really bad), held it up with huge gray brackets (the walls are white) and on the other side, a wooden pole to hold up that side of the counter. Yes, a wooden pole. That’s not even fastened to the floor, so I can kick it out of place if I want to.
Technically, all that has to be done is to cut more dry wall and place a countertop correcly, right? Do I need to worry about electrical issues or if it’s load bearing? Aside of studs, is there anything I need to consider before getting myself into this? Seems pretty simple, but I have no experience with any kind of construction work.
Thank in advance.
Oh, I definitely saw it prior to purchasing. But I figured it was a minor adjustment. There are a few things in the house that are actually off on their size (cabinets are hung really low due to large soffits that I am also going to get looked at to see if there is anything behind it). Previous owners seemed a bit lax about the detailing since it is an older home (built in 83). No renovation, but some minor accomadations I guess. I will def get some estimates. Didn’t think that maybe there was something in the wall that stopped them from going lower Thx!
Did you buy this house sight unseen? Or did you know you were buying a house with a less than professional reno. It should have given you the idea to ask the previous owners if they did any other reno work such as plumbing or electrical by themselves. Not a good thing. You should hire a contractor because the height of this counter could be a result of something inside the wall that can’t be moved or reduced in size. The previous owners probably thought they could do the reno themselves no problem but found out the hard way that they could not. At least get a few estimates.