Usually what people mean when they say, “ Can we get rid of this wall?,” is does this wall bear weight. I assure you we can always move “this wall” it is just a matter of whether it is worth the time, money, and effort to do so. We decided in this case that it was very much so worth opening. This foundation cut out was a two fold benefit to the property. For one it opened up the entire upstairs, and also served as an opening to build a much more sensible stairway to the finished side of the basement. This project was featured as one of our design idea projects and please check out our archives if you would like to see what possibilities this opened up for us!