GS Renovation installs steel beams and RSJs across Bermondsey, from the converted riverside warehouses to the new-build apartments that line SE16. With more than 30 years of structural experience in South London, we open up leasehold flats and the area's few houses safely, sizing every beam to the load it carries.
Steel beams in Bermondsey warehouse conversions
Bermondsey's warehouse conversions were built as robust industrial shells, so internal walls added during conversion are frequently non-original studwork, yet some carry real load from the floors above. Before any beam goes in, our structural engineer confirms which walls are structural, calculates the load and specifies the correct RSJ. We then arrange temporary propping and remove the wall in safe, staged sections rather than in one go.
The steel bears onto padstones spread across the masonry so the load transfers cleanly into the structure, and building control inspects the propping, the steel and the bearings before sign-off. In a leasehold flat this work also needs the freeholder's licence to alter and coordination with the managing agent, which we help you put in place before we lift a single tool.
Load-bearing changes in Bermondsey apartments
New-build riverside apartments near the South Bank often use concrete frames or blockwork rather than simple brick, so removing or altering a wall demands a careful engineer's assessment of exactly what is holding weight. We never assume a partition is non-structural. Where a genuine load-bearing element is involved, we build a steel solution, designed by the engineer, that keeps the floor plate stable and satisfies both building regulations and the building-management rules.
Sound insulation between flats matters enormously in Bermondsey conversions, so when we open a wall we rebuild the acoustic separation the lease requires, not just the structure. Party Wall Act notices apply where a wall is shared with a neighbouring flat, and you serve those notices, agree access and keep Southwark Council building control informed throughout the staged demolition and beam installation.
- Level, plumb and deflection checks before props are struck
- Concrete and high-density padstones at every bearing
- Lintel and catnic support to smaller openings
- RSJ and structural steel beam installation
- Temporary propping and staged, controlled demolition
Why Choose GS Renovation in Bermondsey
Bermondsey homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat leasehold steelwork as a whole process, not just a beam. We handle the engineer's calculations, the freeholder's licence, the managing-agent paperwork and building control sign-off, then prop, demolish and install cleanly. Thirty years across SE16 means we know how these warehouse and new-build structures behave.
- Waste cleared as we go, not left piled in the garden
- Levels and deflection checked before the props come out
- Making good and plastering priced in, not treated as an extra
- Steel ordered cut, drilled and primed to the schedule
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move