GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls throughout Putney, from the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces off the Upper Richmond Road to the riverside homes near the Thames. With over 30 years of structural work in SW15, we take out load-bearing walls safely, prop the structure, and slot in a steel beam sized for the loads above.
Removing load-bearing walls in Putney terraces
Putney's terraced housing follows a familiar plan: a bay-fronted front room, a middle room, and a rear closet wing with a side return running off the back. The spine wall separating those front and middle rooms often carries the floor joists and the wall above, so it cannot simply come down. Every job begins with a structural engineer inspecting the wall and calculating exactly what it holds before we touch a brick.
Once the engineer has specified the steel, we prop the floor and ceiling above, remove the masonry in controlled stages, and lower a correctly sized RSJ into place. The beam bears onto concrete or engineering-brick padstones at each end, spreading the load into the remaining walls. We check bearings, pack and pin the beam tight to the structure, then make good so nothing is left resting on temporary support.
Building control sign-off across SW15
Taking out a load-bearing wall inside a Putney home is not a planning matter; it falls under the Building Regulations, and Wandsworth Council's building control team inspects and certifies the work. We arrange the notice, book the inspections at beam and padstone stage, and hand you the completion certificate that your solicitor and future buyers will expect to see. Only external alterations in a conservation area would bring planning into the picture.
Where the wall you want removed meets the party wall shared with the neighbouring terrace, the Party Wall Act comes into play, because cutting a beam pocket or bearing into that shared wall affects both households. We identify this at survey, serve the correct notice on the adjoining owner in good time, and keep the paperwork straight so the build stays on schedule and your relationship with the neighbours stays intact.
- 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
The GS Renovation Difference in Putney
Putney homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team handles the whole load-bearing job: the engineer's beam calculations, party wall notices where the shared wall is affected, safe propping and staged demolition, and Wandsworth Council building control sign-off. You get tidy working in an occupied SW15 home and a certified result, backed by 30+ years of local 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