Load Bearing Wall Specialists Ashford
Every home has load bearing walls, sometimes positioned to support loads from above, and sometimes to distribute loads across an existing area over greater spans.
One of the most important steps before undertaking any remodelling work inside your home is to establish which walls are load bearing walls and which are not.
If you are remodelling the interior of your home and seeking a more open plan layout, there is a good chance you will need to remove a load bearing wall. Where this is the case, it will require reinforcement with a new load bearing RSJ steel beam.
Steel beam (RSJ) installation and load bearing wall removal create valuable internal space, for example by opening up a ground floor layout, taking out a structural wall and transferring its load onto a steel beam. The work encompasses structural engineer calculations and building control approval, temporary support (Acrows and Strongboys) during wall removal, fitting the steel onto padstones, building in the beam, and making good all walls, floors and ceilings.
This approach is also commonly used to form large openings for extensions, knock throughs and wide bi fold or sliding door openings.
To receive a free estimate to remove or support a wall at your property in Ashford, please call our team on 01233 367038. We would be delighted to help.
