GS Renovation creates open-plan spaces throughout Peckham, turning compartmented Victorian and Edwardian terraces near Peckham Rye into flowing kitchen-diners and knock-through receptions. With 30+ years in SE15, we handle the steelwork behind every knock-through, whether you want a full open plan, a broken-plan layout or a Crittall divider marking the zones.
Opening up Peckham's terraced homes
The typical SE15 terrace was built as a string of small rooms, with the kitchen tucked into the rear closet wing and a wall dividing the two receptions. Opening these up is popular around Peckham because it brings light through from the bay window to the garden, but the dividing wall and the wall onto the closet wing are usually load-bearing, so a steel beam has to take over their work.
We design each conversion around how you actually live. A full knock-through between the receptions needs one sized steel on padstones; a kitchen-diner into the side return often wants a second beam along the closet wing. For broken-plan layouts we keep a low structural upstand or a Crittall screen to define kitchen from dining while the space still reads as one, which suits these period proportions well.
Engineered and certified in SE15
Every open-plan conversion in your Peckham home rests on a structural engineer's calculations, with the steel sized to span, propped during removal and bedded onto padstones. Because knocking through affects the wall you share with the neighbour, the Party Wall Act applies and we serve notice before starting; on the tightly packed streets running towards Dulwich and Camberwell that shared wall is nearly always involved.
The steelwork is signed off by Southwark Council's building control under the Building Regulations, which certifies the beam and its bearings. Internal open-plan work like this needs building control, not planning permission; planning only applies to exterior changes in a conservation area or on a listed building. We coordinate the engineer, the notices, the staged demolition and the finishing so you get a seamless space from one accountable team.
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions
- Steel beam installation to remove the dividing wall
- Side-return integration for wider spaces
- Broken-plan layouts and Crittall-style dividers
- Structural engineer calculations and building control
Trusted Open-Plan Conversions in Peckham
For open-plan conversions in Peckham, GS Renovation delivers the whole job under one roof: engineer-designed steels, party wall notices served on the neighbour, Southwark building control sign-off, safe staged demolition and clean plastered finishes. Thirty-plus years opening up SE15 terraces means we know how to keep a period home flowing without losing its structural integrity.
- 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