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Contact usRemoving or partially opening a wall between a kitchen and living area, reworking an awkward room split, or repurposing a rarely-used room into something the household actually needs. Structural assessment, any beam work required, and finishes carried through so the reworked space reads as one considered room rather than a knocked-through afterthought.
Where a home renovation spans several connected rooms and trades at once, a Remodelling Services Hobart project is usually contained to reworking one space, or the relationship between two adjoining ones. It's a smaller, more contained job than a multi-room renovation, and often a faster, less disruptive way to solve a layout problem than either extending or renovating room by room.
Before anything gets promised, we assess which walls are load-bearing and what beam or structural work is actually needed to open up the space safely. This is the stage that determines cost and feasibility more than anything else, and we'd rather tell you honestly what's involved upfront than discover it mid-job. Our guide on renovating versus rebuilding in Hobart covers the same kind of honest feasibility thinking applied to bigger decisions.
Getting a load-bearing assessment wrong is one of the more expensive mistakes possible in a renovation. Zak and Tom assess and manage this stage personally rather than leaving it to whoever's on site that day, and the same attention carries through to matching flooring, cornices and finishes across the reworked space so the join isn't obvious.
Can any wall be removed to open up a floor plan?
Most can, but load-bearing walls need a structural solution, usually a beam, to safely take the load the wall was carrying. We assess this on-site before quoting rather than assuming either way.
How is this different from a full home renovation?
An open plan renovation is usually contained to one space or the relationship between two adjoining rooms, rather than spanning several rooms and trades the way a larger renovation does. It's a smaller, more contained job.
Will removing a wall affect a bathroom or wet area nearby?
It can, if plumbing or waterproofing runs through or near the wall in question. We check this as part of the assessment, and coordinate with our bathroom renovation work where the two overlap.
Do I need council approval to remove an internal wall?
Often not for non-structural walls, though structural changes typically do need approval and an engineer's sign-off. We manage this as part of the project.
How long does an open plan renovation typically take?
Usually quicker than a multi-room renovation, since the scope is more contained, though structural work and beam installation affect the exact timeline. We'll give you a realistic schedule once we've assessed the walls involved.
