Load bearing wall removal and structural alterations Sheffield.
We have a lot of experience in structural alterations such as removing load bearing wall. Adding new openings to walls and also blocking up existing openings.
Alot of our customers are after the open plan style of living and we carry out alot of wall removals some are load bearing some are not. The most popular load bearing wall to be removed is the one between the kitchen and dining room to create a large kitchen diner.
Another is the wall between the living room and dining room.
We also remove chimneys in parts or the whole chimney and we even open them up and add new lintels to raise the height of the chimney opening to allow cookers to be placed inside.
It is however very important to look at the paperwork side of the job as without the correct certificates etc you may have problems when selling your home. In order to have structural walls removed or altered you will need:
- Structural engineer calculations to prove the RSJ is the correct size.
- Your local councils building regulations department approval to say it has been installed correctly.
- You may also need a signed party wall agreement if attaching to or removing anything on the party wall.
- Permission from your properties leaseholder.
- Notify your buildings insurance company.
After the paperwork has been sorted you can then start work. To remove a load bearing wall usually the 1st floor ceiling joists in either room are propped using acro props and timber to spread the weight this stops movement and the dropping of the floor above.
You then set up another row of acro props with steel pecks on known as strong boys. These are put in place to hold the brickwork of the load bearing wall to make sure that doesn't drop.
Once everything is securely held in place and propped you can start to remove the load bearing wall.
The RSJ is usually sat on concrete padstones at either end for added strength.
There are often hidden structural alterations required on bathrooms aswell.
If your in doubt that your wall is a structural or load bearing wall please contact us for a survey.
Click on the link below to see examples of previous strcutural alterations we have completed with step by step images:
To book a site visit, please contact us via telephone 07596 493021 or email and text for a free call back.
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