GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Peckham, from the bay-fronted terraces off Peckham Rye to the converted period homes running towards Camberwell. With over 30 years of structural work in SE15, we take out the wall that separates your kitchen from the closet wing and carry the load overhead on a properly sized steel.
Taking out a supporting wall in Peckham
Peckham's Victorian and Edwardian terraces were built room by room, so the wall between the middle reception and the rear closet wing is often doing structural work, carrying floor joists and the masonry above. Before any Stanley knife touches the plaster, we have a structural engineer assess exactly what the wall holds, then design a steel beam sized to take that load and bear onto padstones at each end.
The work itself is methodical rather than dramatic. We install temporary props to hold the floors above, cut out the wall in controlled stages, lift the beam into position onto its padstones, then pack and pin it tight so nothing is left to settle. In a side-return layout the steel frequently runs the depth of the closet wing, which lets us open the ground floor without disturbing the rooms upstairs.
Party wall and building control in SE15
Because Peckham's terraces are packed tightly along streets near Peckham Rye and out towards Dulwich, the beam usually bears onto the shared party wall you have with the house next door. Cutting a bearing pocket into that wall is notifiable under the Party Wall Act, so we serve notice on the neighbour before we start and keep the paperwork straight from the outset.
Removing a load-bearing wall is structural work under the Building Regulations, so Southwark Council's building control signs off the engineer's calculations and inspects the finished steel. This is building control, not planning permission, which internal work like this does not need. We coordinate the engineer, the party wall notices, the inspections and the making-good so you deal with one accountable team rather than juggling trades.
- 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
- Assessment of whether a wall is load-bearing
Why Peckham Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Peckham homeowners choose GS Renovation because we handle load-bearing wall removal as one accountable job. You get an engineer-designed and correctly sized steel, party wall notices served on the neighbour, Southwark building control managed end to end, careful propping in an occupied home and tidy working, all backed by 30+ years across SE15.
- 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