GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Greenwich, from the Georgian and Regency townhouses near Greenwich Park to the Victorian terraces of Charlton and Eltham. With over 30 years of structural experience across SE3, SE7, SE9, SE10 and SE18, we take out internal walls safely and open up these period homes without risking the fabric above.
Taking out a load-bearing wall in Greenwich
Many of Greenwich's period homes carry solid masonry internal walls that were built to hold up the floors and roof above, so before anything is touched we bring in a structural engineer to establish exactly what each wall supports. In the taller Georgian townhouses off Blackheath and around SE10, a single wall can carry loads from two or three storeys, which changes how we size the steel.
Once the engineer has specified the beam, we install temporary props, cut out the masonry in careful stages and lower the RSJ onto padstones bedded into the flanking walls. Every step is planned so the structure is never left unsupported, and in these older properties we watch for lime mortar, timber lintels and past alterations that the calculations must account for before the props ever come down.
Building control and party walls in SE Greenwich
Removing an internal load-bearing wall is governed by the Building Regulations, not planning permission, so the Royal Borough of Greenwich's building control inspects and signs off the beam and its bearings. The exception is exterior work on a listed building or in one of the borough's many conservation areas, where separate consent is needed; the internal steel itself does not require planning permission.
Where a supporting wall meets the shared party wall between two terraced or semi-detached homes, common in Charlton, Woolwich and the Victorian streets of Eltham, the Party Wall Act applies and we serve notice on the neighbour before starting. We handle the engineer's calculations, the notices and the building control application together, so nothing stalls halfway through the job.
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
- Padstones and correct bearing at each end
- Knock-throughs between reception rooms
- Making good, plastering and finishing
- Building control sign-off and party wall notices
Trusted Load-Bearing Wall Removal in Greenwich
Greenwich homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team manages the whole structural job. We arrange the engineer's design, serve any party wall notices, install correctly sized steel on padstones and see it through building control sign-off. You get tidy working in an occupied period home and a certified result, backed by more than 30 years across the borough.
- 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