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Before beginning a home renovation project, there
are basic preliminary steps which must be taken. Before even formulating
a renovation design plan, you must be knowledgeable about and understand
important structural features of the home.
The preceding chapter provided an overview of house structure basics.
It is vital to clearly understand the structure of your home before
beginning any renovation project that will alter the structure in
any way. Therefore, a review of that information as well as other
aspects of house structure is important.
Since many renovation plans call for moving or removing walls and
making changes to the building services such as plumbing, electrical,
and HVAC, it is important you know details about each. A load-bearing
wall, for instance, cannot simply be removed. By mapping out the
structure of your home and service systems within it, you will have
a better grasp about the feasibility of a project, and how much
work will be required to complete it.
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