GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls throughout Parsons Green, in the handsome Victorian terraces that ring the green and line the SW6 streets down towards Fulham Broadway. With over 30 years of structural work across Hammersmith and Fulham, we take out the wall between the front and rear reception rooms and carry the load overhead on a properly sized steel.
Opening up a Parsons Green terrace
The bay-fronted terraces around Parsons Green were built as a string of separate rooms, so the wall dividing the two reception rooms almost always carries floor joists and, on many streets, the masonry of the storey above. Before a single brick moves, we have a structural engineer inspect the wall, trace the load path down to the foundations, and size a steel beam to replace what the wall was doing.
These SW6 houses frequently have a closet wing and a side return at the back, which changes how the load runs and where a beam can bear. We plan the padstone positions to land on sound brickwork or the party wall, set temporary props to hold the ceiling and floor above, then cut out the wall in stages once the steel is in and packed tight.
Building control sign-off in SW6
Removing a load-bearing wall inside your home is not a planning matter; it is governed by the Building Regulations, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council's building control inspects and signs off the work. We submit the engineer's calculations, arrange the inspections at the propping and beam stages, and hand you the completion certificate you will need when you come to sell.
Because Parsons Green terraces share a party wall with the neighbour on each side, a beam that bears onto that wall brings the job under the Party Wall Act. We prepare and serve the notice on the adjoining owner before work starts, so the support for your new opening is set into the shared wall lawfully and without a dispute.
- RSJ and steel beam installation
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
- Padstones and correct bearing at each end
- Knock-throughs between reception rooms
- Making good, plastering and finishing
Why Parsons Green Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Parsons Green homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team handles the whole job: the engineer's design, the party wall notice, the building control sign-off, the temporary propping and the safe staged demolition. We work tidily in an occupied SW6 home, protect your floors and finishes, and back it all with 30+ years of structural experience across Hammersmith and Fulham.
- 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