GS Renovation installs steel beams and RSJs across Sidcup, where the DA15 streets are lined with 1930s semi-detached and interwar houses on generous plots. With over 30 years of structural experience in South East London, we remove load-bearing walls and open up these solid interwar layouts safely, from survey through to building control sign-off.
Removing load-bearing walls in Sidcup semis
The typical Sidcup job opens up a 1930s semi, taking out the wall between the front reception and the rear dining room, or knocking through to the kitchen to make one bright living space. In an interwar house that dividing wall usually carries the floor and ceiling above, so we never touch it until a structural engineer has sized the beam and specified the bearings for the loads involved.
We begin with temporary propping to support the structure, then carry out a safe, staged demolition rather than pulling walls down in one go. The RSJ is lifted into position, seated onto padstones at each end and packed tight so the load transfers cleanly. Everything is inspected by Bexley Council building control before we plaster over.
Party wall notices on shared Sidcup walls
Because Sidcup is dominated by semi-detached houses, the dividing wall between you and your neighbour is a shared party wall, and the chimney stacks often sit within it. Where a new beam bears into that wall, or where we cut pockets for padstones, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies. We flag this early so you can serve the correct notice on your neighbour in good time.
Serving notice properly protects you and keeps the project on schedule, avoiding disputes once work starts. We coordinate the structural engineer's calculations, the padstone details and the building control application together, so the steelwork, the bearings and the party wall matters are all handled as one job rather than left for you to chase separately.
- Padstones, steel columns and beam connections
- 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
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Sidcup
Sidcup homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steelwork as the structural job it is, not a quick knock-through. One accountable team manages the engineer's calculations, the propping, the padstones, the party wall notices and building control sign-off, backed by 30+ years across DA15 and the wider Bexley borough. You get a genuinely open, structurally sound home.
- 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