GS Renovation installs RSJs and structural steel across Soho and the wider W1 postcode, working in the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that define the area. With over 30 years removing load-bearing walls in Westminster homes, we prop and set every beam to the engineer's sizing correctly, from ground-floor knock-throughs to loft openings.
Removing load-bearing walls in Soho terraces
Most steel work in Soho's terraces involves opening up the ground floor, taking out the wall between the front reception and the rear closet wing to create one bright, connected space. Our structural engineer calculates the beam size and the padstones it bears onto, then we install temporary props, carry out safe staged demolition and lift the RSJ into position. Every stage is inspected and signed off by Westminster building control.
Because dividing walls and chimney stacks in these W1 terraces usually sit within a shared party wall, the work often triggers the Party Wall Act. We flag this early, so you can serve the correct notices on neighbours before demolition begins. Many Soho homes are also upper-floor apartments or run over several storeys, which means propping and access have to be planned carefully around occupied rooms and narrow period staircases.
Structural steel for Soho knock-throughs
Steel is not just for ground-floor rooms. In Soho we install beams for loft conversions, rear extension openings and chimney breast removals, where taking out the breast on one floor leaves the stack above needing support with a gallows bracket or beam. Each situation is different, so nothing goes in without engineer's calculations. We match the steel to the exact load, whether that is a single lintel or a heavy multi-span beam.
Once the beam is set on its padstones and the props come out, we make good the surrounding structure, fireproof the steel to regulations and hand you the building control completion certificate you will need when you sell. Working in central W1, we keep dust down, protect original cornicing and floors, and coordinate deliveries around the tight streets and parking restrictions that come with Westminster addresses so the job runs smoothly.
- Goalpost frames where two walls meet at a corner
- Load-bearing wall removal and knock-throughs
- Ceiling and floor levels resolved where the beam sits below joists
- Structural engineer's calculations arranged and followed
- Steel columns, base plates and bolted connections
Why Choose GS Renovation in Soho
Homeowners in Soho choose GS Renovation because steel is our core work, not a sideline. One team manages the engineer, the props, the demolition and the building control sign-off, so nothing falls between trades. With over 30 years in W1 and the surrounding Westminster streets, we install beams safely in occupied, characterful period homes.
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder
- Party Wall Act notices served where a beam bears into a shared wall
- High-density concrete padstones bedded at every bearing
- Building control inspected at the propping and beam stages
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages