GS Renovation installs RSJs and steel beams across Addiscombe, where CR0 is dominated by bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces with rear closet wings and side returns. With more than 30 years of structural work in Croydon, we remove load-bearing walls safely, from the ground floor of a two-up two-down to a full through-lounge.
Load-bearing wall removal in Addiscombe terraces
The wall between the two reception rooms in an Addiscombe terrace is almost always load-bearing, carrying the floor joists above and, in many cases, a chimney breast and stack. Before anything is touched, we have a structural engineer calculate the load and specify the correct steel, whether that is a single RSJ or a pair of beams bolted together for a wider opening across a bay-fronted front room.
On site we install temporary propping to take the weight, then carry out staged demolition so nothing is left unsupported. The beam bears onto concrete or engineered padstones at each end, spreading the load into the solid brickwork. Building control inspects the padstones and the finished steel, and we keep the property watertight and clean while an Addiscombe family stays living upstairs.
Party wall steelwork on Addiscombe's shared walls
Because Addiscombe's terraces share a party wall with the house next door, any beam that bears into that dividing wall brings the Party Wall Act into play. We flag this early, help you serve the correct notice on your neighbour and coordinate with their surveyor if one is appointed, so the steelwork proceeds without a dispute holding up the job.
Chimney breast removal is a common companion to this work in CR0. Where a homeowner wants to reclaim the space in a closet wing or bedroom, the stack above has to be supported on a gallows bracket or a beam rather than left hanging. We size that support with the engineer, get it signed off by Croydon's building control channel and make good the shared wall properly.
- RSJ and structural steel beam installation
- Load-bearing wall removal and knock-throughs
- Structural openings for open-plan living
- Structural engineer calculations and beam sizing
- Building control applications and sign-off
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Addiscombe
Addiscombe homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steelwork as structural engineering, not guesswork. Every beam is sized by an engineer, propped safely, seated on proper padstones and signed off by building control, with party wall notices handled where the shared wall is affected. Thirty years across Croydon means we know how these terraces are built.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Over 30 years of hands-on experience
- Dedicated project management
- Fully insured and guaranteed work
- Building control and planning support
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople