GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Kew, from the bay-fronted Victorian terraces near the Gardens to the Edwardian streets running down towards the Thames. With over 30 years of structural work in TW9, we open up ground floors safely, install engineer-sized steel and leave a certified result signed off by Richmond Council.
Opening up Kew's terraced ground floors
A typical Kew terrace was built as a series of separate cellular rooms, so the wall between the front reception and the middle room often carries the floor joists and the masonry above. Before we touch anything, a structural engineer inspects the wall, confirms what it supports and calculates the steel beam needed to replace it, sizing padstones to spread the load safely into the flank walls.
On the day, we prop the structure temporarily, take the wall down in controlled stages and lift the RSJ into position onto its padstones. Because these houses are usually lived in throughout, we work in a sealed, dust-managed zone, protecting the original cornicing and floorboards that give Kew's Victorian and Edwardian terraces their character.
Party wall and building control in TW9
Kew's terraces share a party wall with the house next door, and where a load-bearing wall ties into or bears against that shared wall, removal becomes notifiable under the Party Wall Act. We prepare and serve the correct notices on your neighbours in good time, so the beam can bear onto its padstone without any dispute over the shared structure.
This is internal structural work, so it needs building regulations approval rather than planning permission. Richmond Council's building control inspects the propping, the beam and the padstone bearings, then issues the completion certificate. We handle the engineer's calculations, the notices and the sign-off as one job, so nothing falls between trades.
- 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
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
The GS Renovation Difference in Kew
Kew homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team runs the whole job: engineer's calculations, party wall notices served on the neighbour, correctly sized steel on padstones, and Richmond Council building control sign-off. We prop and demolish in safe stages, keep an occupied TW9 home tidy and dust-controlled, and back it with over 30 years of structural experience.
- 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