GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Hammersmith, working in the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that line the W6 streets between the River Thames and Westfield London. With more than 30 years of structural experience, we open up these period homes safely, install engineered steel and leave building control satisfied.
Taking out a load-bearing wall in Hammersmith
In a typical W6 terrace the wall between the front reception and the middle room, or the spine wall running back towards the closet wing, is carrying the floor joists and the masonry above. Before anything comes down, a structural engineer inspects the wall, works out the loads and sizes a steel beam to replace it. Nothing is guessed on a Hammersmith home of this age.
Once the beam is designed, we prop the floors above with adjustable steel props, cut the opening in stages and lift the RSJ onto padstones bedded into the flanking masonry. The steel is levelled, packed and left fully bearing before the props come out, so the rooms above stay stable throughout. It is careful, staged work in an occupied house.
Party wall and building control in W6
Because Hammersmith's terraces are built in continuous runs, the beam usually needs to bear into the party wall shared with the neighbour. That makes the work notifiable under the Party Wall Act, so we serve notice on the adjoining owner before any cutting begins and keep the paperwork straight. It is a normal part of building in these tightly packed streets near Bishops Park and Fulham Broadway.
This is a Building Regulations job, not a planning one, so you do not need planning permission for internal structural work. Instead, Hammersmith and Fulham Council's building control inspects the propping, the beam and the padstone bearings and issues the completion certificate. We handle the notices, the inspections and the sign-off, so you finish with a properly documented alteration.
- Knock-throughs between reception rooms
- 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
The GS Renovation Difference in Hammersmith
Hammersmith homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team handles the whole job. We arrange the engineer's calculations, serve the party wall notices, prop and remove the wall safely, and see building control through to sign-off. We work tidily in your occupied W6 home and back every alteration with more than 30 years across west London's terraces.
- 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