GS Renovation has spent more than 30 years removing walls and installing steel across Wallington's SM6 streets. The bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces here, with their rear closet wings and side returns, were built with load-bearing internal walls, so opening them up safely means a properly sized RSJ, not guesswork.
Steel Beam Installation In Wallington Terraces
Every beam we install begins with a structural engineer's calculations, which size the RSJ to the load it will carry and specify the padstones it bears onto at each end. On a typical Wallington terrace we set up temporary propping first, then work through a staged, controlled demolition so the wall never comes down before the new steel is safely in place and packed tight to the underside of the floor above.
Because the terraces along Wallington's SM6 roads share party walls, and because chimney stacks frequently sit within that shared masonry, removing a wall often triggers a notice under the Party Wall Act to your neighbour. We handle that process alongside the building control application, so the structural work is inspected and signed off correctly. Cutting a beam into a party wall demands care, and our thirty years locally means we know how these houses are built.
Load-Bearing Wall Removal Across Wallington
The most common request we get in Wallington is to knock the two reception rooms into one, joining the bay-fronted front room to the middle room where the chimney breast and dividing wall stand. That wall almost always carries load from the floor and roof above, so it cannot simply be taken out. A steel beam, sized by an engineer and supported on padstones, replaces the wall and keeps the structure sound.
We also open up rear closet wings and remove kitchen walls to create through-lounges and kitchen-diners. Whatever the layout, we prop the structure temporarily, protect the rest of the house from dust and debris, and take the wall down in stages. Building control inspects the beam and its bearings before we plaster over, so you have documented sign-off that the work meets the regulations. Most single-beam jobs run to one or two weeks.
- Structural engineer calculations and beam sizing
- Building control applications and sign-off
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
- Padstones, steel columns and beam connections
- Party Wall Act notices and awards
Trusted RSJ and Steel Beam Installation in Wallington
Wallington homeowners choose GS Renovation because we manage the whole job, from the engineer's drawings and the Party Wall notice to the propping, the steel and the building control sign-off. There is no juggling separate trades. With more than 30 years across SM6 and the neighbouring Sutton and Carshalton streets, we know these terraces and remove their walls cleanly and safely.
- 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