GS Renovation installs steel beams and RSJs across Putney, from the bay-fronted Victorian terraces off the Upper Richmond Road to the Edwardian homes and riverside properties near the Thames. With more than 30 years of structural experience in SW15, we open up load-bearing walls safely and see every beam through to building control sign-off.
Removing load-bearing walls in Putney terraces
The typical Putney terrace has a load-bearing wall between the two reception rooms and another between the kitchen and the rear closet wing. Taking either out to create a single open space needs a steel beam, sized by a structural engineer, bearing onto padstones at each end. Before we cut anything, we install temporary propping to carry the floor and the wall above, then demolish in careful, staged sections rather than all at once.
Because these SW15 houses share party walls and chimney stacks with the neighbours, the beam often bears into masonry that is jointly owned. That brings the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 into play, so we help you serve the correct notices on adjoining owners in good time. Every RSJ we fit is inspected and signed off by building control under the building regulations, giving you a clean paper trail for the future.
Engineered steelwork for Putney homes
No two Putney houses carry load in quite the same way. A double-storey terrace with rooms above, a loft conversion overhead or a wide side-return infill all change the size of steel required, so we never guess. We work from a structural engineer's calculations and specify the beam, the bearing length and the padstones accordingly, whether that is a single RSJ or a goalpost frame with columns.
Solid Victorian brickwork behaves differently from later cavity walls, and the closet wings on these terraces often sit on shallow foundations. We check the bearings, pad out where the masonry is weak and make sure the new steel is properly bedded and fire-protected. Once the beam is in and the props come out, we make good the openings, plaster the reveals and leave the room ready for the next stage of your project.
- Structural openings for open-plan living
- Structural engineer calculations and beam sizing
- Building control applications and sign-off
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
- Padstones, steel columns and beam connections
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Putney
Putney homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steel beam work as engineering, not guesswork. One team handles the propping, the safe demolition, the beam and the making good, working to the engineer's calculations and to building control. With 30+ years in SW15 party wall terraces, we keep the job safe, tidy and fully documented from start to sign-off.
- 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