GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Charlton, in the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that line the streets around Greenwich Park and Blackheath. With over 30 years of structural work in SE7, we take out spine walls and chimney breasts safely, install engineer-sized steel and leave your rooms squared off and certified.
Load-bearing walls in Charlton's terraces
The typical Charlton terrace was built with a central spine wall carrying the floor joists and the masonry above, plus the wall between the front reception and the rear room. Homeowners here often want that middle wall gone to open the ground floor, but it is doing real structural work, so we never assume a wall is a simple partition until a structural engineer has confirmed what it holds.
Every job in SE7 starts with the engineer sizing a steel beam to replace the wall. The RSJ bears onto padstones set into the flanking masonry, we prop the floors above with temporary Acrows, then take the wall down in careful stages. Once the steel is seated and levelled, we pack, fireproof and case it so the finished ceiling reads clean and flat.
Party wall and building control in SE7
Because Charlton's terraces sit shoulder to shoulder, the beam supporting your new opening frequently bears into the party wall shared with the house next door. That makes the work notifiable under the Party Wall Act, so we serve notice on the adjoining owner before anything is disturbed and keep a schedule of condition to protect both properties.
This is a building regulations job, not a planning one. The steel and its supports are signed off by the Royal Borough of Greenwich building control, who inspect the padstone bearings and beam before it is boxed in. We handle the engineer's calculations, the notices and the inspections, so you receive a completion certificate that stands up when you come to sell.
- Making good, plastering and finishing
- Building control sign-off and party wall notices
- Assessment of whether a wall is load-bearing
- Structural engineer calculations and beam sizing
- RSJ and steel beam installation
Why Choose GS Renovation in Charlton
Charlton homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team runs the whole job. We arrange the structural engineer, serve any party wall notices, book Greenwich building control and carry out safe propping and staged demolition ourselves. You get tidy working in an occupied SE7 home, a certified steel, and 30+ years of terraced-house experience behind every decision.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Over 30 years of experience
- Dedicated project management
- Fully insured and guaranteed work
- Building control and planning support
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople