GS Renovation installs RSJs and structural steel across Havering, from the 1930s semis of Hornchurch to the interwar streets around Romford. With more than 30 years of experience working RM1 through RM14 homes, we open up load-bearing walls safely, with beams sized by a structural engineer and every stage signed off by building control.
Steel beams for Havering semis
The interwar semi-detached houses that fill Havering typically have a solid dividing wall between the front and rear reception rooms, and often a load-bearing wall between the kitchen and the back of the house. Removing either to create a single open space means transferring that load onto a steel beam. Our structural engineer calculates the size, and the beam bears onto concrete padstones at each end so the load passes safely down through the existing brickwork.
Before any brick comes out, we install temporary props to carry the floors and roof above, then remove the wall in staged, controlled sections. Once the RSJ is seated and the padstones have cured, we ease the load onto the steel and strike the props. Building control inspects the work at key stages, and where a wall is shared with the neighbouring semi, you serve the correct Party Wall Act notices before we begin.
Party wall beams in Havering homes
Because Havering is dominated by semi-detached and terraced interwar stock, the wall you want to remove is frequently the one you share with next door. The chimney breast and the dividing wall between two semis usually sit on a party wall, which brings the Party Wall Act into play. you serve notice on the adjoining owner in good time, and coordinate the schedule of condition so both households are protected before the steel goes in.
Chimney breast removal is another common request in these homes, where a redundant stack eats into a bedroom or reception room. Taking it out means supporting the masonry above with a gallows bracket or a beam, again designed by an engineer and inspected by building control. Whether you are in RM11 Hornchurch or an RM2 street near Raphael Park, we handle the structural calculations and the physical work as one managed job.
If the beam bears into a shared wall, the Party Wall etc. Act applies to the work. You serve the notice, your neighbour either consents or appoints a surveyor, and we work to the award that follows. We are not party wall surveyors and never act as one.
- Party Wall Act 1996 notices and awards handled
- Access and lifting plans for restricted London sites
- Making good, plastering and finishing around the new steel
- Level, plumb and deflection checks before props are struck
- Goalpost frames where two walls meet at a corner
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Havering
Havering homeowners choose GS Renovation for steelwork because we bring the engineer, the propping, the demolition and the building control sign-off together under one team. With 30+ years across RM postcodes, we know how these interwar semis are built, we coordinate around the party wall award properly, and we leave the opening square, supported and ready for finishing.
- Registered in England, Companies House no. 14611254
- Levels and deflection checked before the props come out
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Restricted London access planned before the steel arrives
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs