GS Renovation installs steel beams and RSJs throughout Edmonton, where the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces of N9 rely on solid load-bearing walls to hold up the floors above. With over 30 years working across Enfield borough, we remove walls safely, prop the structure and bring the whole job through building control.
Removing load-bearing walls in Edmonton terraces
The wall between the front and middle reception in an Edmonton terrace almost always carries load, and so does the wall into the rear closet wing. Before anything comes down, we have a structural engineer size the beam for the span and the weight above, then we install temporary props to hold the floor joists and any masonry while we work. The demolition is staged, not rushed, so the house stays stable throughout.
Once the opening is formed, the new RSJ bears onto concrete padstones spread across the remaining brickwork so the point loads do not crush the wall below. We check the bearings, pack and pin the beam tight to the joists above, then make good. Every beam we fit in N9 is installed to the engineer's drawings and inspected, so you have a proper paper trail for the work.
Party wall notices on Edmonton's shared walls
Edmonton terraces sit in continuous rows, which means the wall you share with next door, and often the chimney stack, is a party wall under the Party Wall Act. When a new beam bears into that shared wall, or when we cut pockets for padstones, your neighbour is legally entitled to notice. We flag this early so you can serve the correct notices before the steel goes in and avoid any dispute part way through.
We are used to coordinating this on tight N9 plots where houses touch on both sides. Getting the party wall paperwork sorted in good time keeps the programme moving and protects you if a neighbour later raises a concern about cracking or settlement. It is a routine part of structural work on Edmonton's terraced stock, and we handle the practical side so the process is straightforward.
- Level, plumb and deflection checks before props are struck
- Structural engineer's calculations arranged and followed
- Bearing checks into party walls and shared masonry
- Steel delivered cut, drilled and primed to the engineer's schedule
- Party Wall Act 1996 notices and awards handled
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Edmonton
Edmonton homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steelwork as structural engineering, not guesswork. We follow the engineer's calculations to the letter, prop before we cut, bed every beam on proper padstones and get building control sign-off. With 30+ years removing walls in N9 terraces and clear advice on you get a safe opening and a clean paper trail.
- One point of contact on the phone, not a call centre
- Steel sized to the engineer's design, never guessed on site
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Building control inspected at the propping and beam stages
- Making good and plastering priced in, not treated as an extra
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs