I have a wall between my familyroom and living room that are next to each other. This poses a problem when I have a big gathering. People all tend to go to the family room where I have the TV. And the living room just sits there by itself lonely. I am thinking to take the wall between down so it will make the whole area look bigger/airy and also allow people to spread out more between these two rooms. In this way I can get more use from the living room. Not sure if the wall is a "load bearing one"" or not. Will find out soon.

Just started talking to a few contractors. Can you tell me what kind of questions I should ask the contractors to make sure I get a good estimate and more importantly a good job. How much ($$) are we talking about approx for this job? Just making sure that I can afford the job on the ballpark.

Please share your expereince and advise. thnx