GS Renovation installs steel beams and RSJs across Kensington, from the white-stucco townhouses of W8 to the period mansion flats near Holland Park. With over 30 years of structural experience in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we open up load-bearing walls in Georgian and Regency homes, working to a structural engineer's design and building control sign-off.
Steel beams for Kensington townhouses
Removing a load-bearing wall in a Georgian or Regency townhouse in W8 begins with a structural engineer sizing the RSJ for the loads above, which in a tall Kensington house can mean several storeys of masonry and a chimney stack. We install temporary propping, carry out staged demolition safely, and set the beam onto padstones that spread the load into the existing walls without overstressing them.
Many Kensington homes are terraced, so the dividing wall between you and your neighbour is a shared party wall under the Party Wall Act. Where a beam bears into that wall, we help you serve the correct notices before work starts. Every stage, from the padstone bearings to the finished beam, is inspected and signed off by building control in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Listed and conservation homes in Kensington
A large share of Kensington's Georgian and Regency stock is listed or sits within a conservation area, which changes how structural work is planned. The steelwork itself is governed by building regulations rather than planning, but where a listed interior is affected, listed building consent from the council may also be required. We coordinate the engineer, building control and any consents so nothing is missed on your project.
Kensington's period houses often hide surprises behind the plaster, such as timber lintels, earlier alterations or walls that grow thicker at lower levels. We survey before we prop, so the temporary support and the RSJ suit the real construction rather than an assumption. Whether you are opening a rear reception near Holland Park or a lower-ground kitchen off the King's Road, we keep the structure safe throughout the works.
- Party Wall Act notices and awards
- 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
The GS Renovation Difference in Kensington
Kensington homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat structural work in listed and period homes with the care it demands. One team manages the engineer's design, the propping, the party wall notices and building control, so a load-bearing change in your W8 townhouse is handled safely and properly signed off, backed by more than 30 years in the Royal Borough.
- 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