I would like to put a breakfast bar in my kitchen/dinning room wall.
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Hi Chris. The first thing I would do is make sure that the part of the wall you will be taking down is not a load bearing wall. Then I would set a budget and start looking for counter tops. There are great ideas on the internet.
Before you take down the wall, think about how you really use the space. Do you use your dinning room? Will the dinning room be improved by having a counter/bar added to it? How many upper cabinets will the kitchen lose and where will that stuff go? Is there already other seating in the kitchen? If you go to a diner do you ever want to sit at the counter to eat? Do you want this because it is a trend?
Best explainations I can find... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK7PhyeiULo
check to see if its load bearing.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJSsRVoy_U0
counters... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdcvug8wRGM
granite brackets.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVG-9jCe5OY
granite counter.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtpgRyLCDug go to 17:00
Laminate... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwe8W7bdx-8
Are you talking about removing some of the wall to accommodate the table? or wishing to fix a Bracket to the Wall for table top?
Sounds like this might be a job for a contractor- especially if you haven't done anything nearly this involved before. You probably don't want to hear that, but best to have it done safely and right vs finding surprises (and there's always something- wires, vents, damage, etc) and getting into a real situation.