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      "name": "What should homeowners prepare for before knocking down kitchen walls?",
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        "text": "Before starting an open-concept project, you should examine what runs through your dividing walls. Check for return air vents, baseboard heaters, plumbing stacks from an upper-level bathroom, and electrical switches. You will also need to consider flooring transitions; removing walls reveals gaps in the subfloor where original flooring stops. Determining early whether you want to patch existing flooring or replace the entire level with a continuous material helps establish an accurate scope and budget.",
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        "description": "Identify hidden utilities inside the wall, plan for flooring gaps where the wall stood, and decide on replacement storage solutions before demo starts."
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  "description": "Identify hidden utilities inside the wall, plan for flooring gaps where the wall stood, and decide on replacement storage solutions before demo starts."
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