GS Renovation installs RSJs and steel beams across Clerkenwell, the EC1 quarter of Islington known for its loft-style warehouse conversions and period workshops. With more than 30 years of structural experience, we open up cast-iron-framed shells and new-build apartments safely, sizing every beam by a structural engineer and clearing it with building control.
Steel beams for Clerkenwell warehouse conversions
Clerkenwell's warehouse conversions rarely follow a domestic pattern. A former printworks or workshop off the EC1 streets may carry loads through masonry piers, timber joists or an existing iron frame, so we never assume where the weight travels. A structural engineer surveys the shell, calculates the load and specifies the RSJ, its bearing length and the padstones it lands on before any wall is touched.
Removing an internal wall in a converted unit means staged demolition, not a quick knock-through. We install temporary propping to hold the floors above, cut back in controlled sections, then set the steel onto padstones and pack it tight. Building control inspects the bearings and the completed beam. Because many of these buildings are leasehold, we also coordinate the freeholder's licence to alter and any managing-agent conditions first.
Party wall notices across Clerkenwell EC1 flats
In Clerkenwell's converted blocks and terraced workshops, the wall you want to open is frequently shared with the neighbouring unit. Where a beam bears into a party wall, or where cutting affects a structure held in common, the Party Wall Act applies. We flag this early, help you serve the correct notices on adjoining owners and work to the agreed schedule so the steelwork does not stall halfway through.
Sound insulation matters just as much in stacked EC1 flats. When we form an opening we rebuild the junctions to keep acoustic separation between homes, satisfying both building regulations and the building-management rules that Islington leaseholders sign up to. Our engineer's calculations, the party wall paperwork and the building control sign-off are handed to you as one tidy record for the freeholder and any future sale.
- RSJ and structural steel beam installation
- Lintel and catnic support to smaller openings
- Level, plumb and deflection checks before props are struck
- Bearing checks into party walls and shared masonry
- Existing pipework and cabling diverted around the new opening
The GS Renovation Difference in Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steelwork in a converted or leasehold building as an engineering job, not a guess. One accountable team handles the engineer's design, temporary propping, safe demolition and building control, with 30+ years across EC1 and neighbouring Angel and Old Street behind every beam we set.
- Registered in England, Companies House no. 14611254
- Steel sized to the engineer's design, never guessed on site
- Temporary propping in place before anything is cut
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished