拆下它：开放式平面图101

打开平面图就像在墙壁上切一个孔一样简单，以便您可以从一个房间看到一个房间，或者像拆除两个或三个房间之间的所有墙壁一样极端。仔细考虑您将如何使用该空间以及是否希望它可以从所有点访问或只是想创建一个更开放的部分。请注意您是否真的想听到并看到您计划开放的其他空间中发生的一切。考虑到橱柜，设备和家具的布局，以及在确定整体布局时需要更改地板，油漆颜色或其他饰面。

有时，最佳的计划是不可能的，或者由于房屋的建造方式而需要额外的工作才能实现。至关重要的是，您不会拆除任何承载墙，否则不久的是，您的房屋其余部分也会下降。通常，位于房屋中心的外墙和墙壁往往承受负载，但也可能还有其他。如果您从家中拥有原始计划，那是确定哪些墙负荷的最快方法，但是如果没有，则需要更多的研究。

Most of the evidence as to whether or not a wall is load-bearing is hidden behind the sheetrock of the walls, so you’ll likely need to remove a portion of the sheetrock to determine this for sure, but if you see any beams, you need to be wary of altering the wall and should bring a structural engineer in to help. In many cases it is still possible to remove parts of a load bearing wall, but other supports will need to be put into place to do so. It’s always a good idea to have a licensed professional come in and help you determine what’s safe when you are altering the structure of your home.

在确定要拆除墙壁的墙壁或部分墙之前，您还需要确定是否有管道，气体管线或电线穿过该墙壁需要移动。查看您的加热元件，管道固定装置和电源插座位于房间里，看看是否需要将其移至新位置或完全拆除。这意味着您还需要考虑哪些房间在楼下的墙壁上，因为可能会有管道运行到楼上的浴室或加热器。必须更改这些系统可以为整个项目增加很多成本，因此重要的是要提前了解它们。在您制定计划之前，请不要开始撕毁任何墙壁，以便在必要时如何重新拆卸管道，气体和电气。

打开平面图并不只是意味着创造更大的空间。Whether you are making a small change or a large change to the structure, it will change the way you live in the space in many ways, and it’s important that you take into consideration everything that will be going into the space when coming up with your design. This means that your existing furniture may no longer be the right scale or it may not work with the furnishings in the room that you are connecting. The traffic pattern of the space will completely change, which may require rearranging of furniture or additional seating and tables. You’ll also need to consider how you are going to define different parts of the space for activities such as eating, doing homework, and watching television. If these things aren’t well-planned in advance, you may find yourself with an entirely new set of spatial problems.