GS Renovation installs RSJs and steel beams throughout Surbiton, from the bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces off the KT6 streets to the riverside homes near the Thames. With more than 30 years of structural work behind us, we remove load-bearing walls safely and leave your terrace open, bright and properly supported.
Steel beams sized for Surbiton terraces
The typical Surbiton terrace has a solid masonry wall between the front and rear reception rooms, and a second wall where the original kitchen meets the rear closet wing. Both are usually load-bearing, carrying floor joists and often a chimney stack above. Before any demolition we have a structural engineer calculate the correct RSJ, specify the padstones it will bear onto and confirm how the load transfers down through the existing brickwork to the foundations.
On site we install temporary propping to hold the floors and any masonry above, then carry out staged demolition rather than pulling the wall down in one go. The steel is lifted into position, seated on its padstones and packed tight so there is no settlement. Only once building control has inspected the bearings and the beam do we remove the props and make good the openings around the new steel.
Party wall notices across Surbiton streets
Because Surbiton's terraces are joined, the dividing wall between you and your neighbour is often a shared party wall, and the chimney breasts and stacks frequently sit within it. When your beam bears into that wall, or when you cut a chimney breast back, the Party Wall Act applies and your neighbour must be served the correct notice before work starts. We flag this early so the paperwork runs alongside the engineering rather than holding the job up.
We coordinate the timing so notices are served, the agreed period has passed and any schedule of condition is recorded before steel arrives on site. This keeps you on the right side of the Act and protects the relationship with the house next door. Throughout the KT6 postcode we handle these conversations calmly and factually, so a beam that touches a shared wall never becomes a dispute between neighbours.
- RSJ and structural steel beam installation
- Structural engineer's calculations arranged and followed
- Beam boxing, fire protection and plasterboard encasement
- Party Wall Act 1996 notices and awards handled
- Level, plumb and deflection checks before props are struck
The GS Renovation Difference in Surbiton
Surbiton homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat steelwork as engineering, not guesswork. We work to the structural engineer's calculations, prop safely, respect the party wall obligations that come with joined terraces, and see building control sign-off through to the end. Over 30 years in South West London means openings that stay level and true for good.
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- Making good and plastering priced in, not treated as an extra
- Beams boxed and fire protected to the approved detail
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site