Hello, We live in a duplex (side by side) and we want to remove a wall in our basement. The wall runs the whole width of the basement and has a door in the middle, we only want to take out one side from the door over Perpendicular to the floor joists (I know this is usually a load bearing wall) But there is a huge header in the top of the wall all the way across. There is also a cripple? (column holding up the header) on the side we would like to remove. This is not attached to a footing. There may be more, but we didn't want to open the wall all the way if we can't do it. [FONT=Verdana]There is also a wall running the entire length of the duplex, separating the sides that is parallel to the floor joists. (It's much longer than the wall we are wanting to take out)[/FONT] Would it be possible to remove this portion of the wall? We don't mind having columns on either side of the opening if need be. I'm sorry if this is not clear, I would add pictures but my phone isn't working.

Hey Guys, I'm hanging the drywall in my basement reno and I have some questions... I have windows in the basement that required extension jambs to be flush with the finished drywall. I was thinking about not using any finish trim, but rather having the drywall meet the wood extension jamb with a clean 90 degree angle. What's the best way to handle this transition? They are simply 4 outside corners, but seeing as one piece is wood and the other drywall, I'm a bit stumped??? Is there a specific type of bead for this application other than 90 outside corner? Does joint coumound adhear to wood? Thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bryan