Hi, any advice greatly appreciated! Taking down a support wall to open up lounge kitchen into open plan and rsj going in. Ive started reading through council waffle but can anyone offer quick advice on whats needed from council point of view? Is it just a building reg application than needs to be done before work starts or do they come and approve after work has been done? I know each council is slightly different but any general advice on fees, whats needed and experience of length of time it takes would be a massive help to for my understanding on this. Want to play it by the book but I dont want to apply for something I dont need.
Advice on wall removal and rsj
- Thread starter Jazzjazz
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If it's a support wall ( ie supporting floor joists and possibly wall/partition above) then it is a structural alteration and the Concil's Building Control dept should be notified before work starts.
Fees usually depend on the value of the work, but yours should be at the low
end of the scale - possibly around £150/200.
But beware; the Council may require stuctural calcs for your beam and bearings, and that could cost the same again
Fees usually depend on the value of the work, but yours should be at the low
end of the scale - possibly around £150/200.
But beware; the Council may require stuctural calcs for your beam and bearings, and that could cost the same again
You submit your application (building notice) and you may or may not need beam design calculations - ask them first.
Then when the beam is installed, and before covering it, you call them out to inspect it. They tend to come out same day if you call early.
Then you tell them when its all finished, they should then come out, and then sign it off as complete.
Then when the beam is installed, and before covering it, you call them out to inspect it. They tend to come out same day if you call early.
Then you tell them when its all finished, they should then come out, and then sign it off as complete.
A pound to a penny he will if he asks.
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Anyone have a guesstimate on what wall removal and rsj should cost? Had one builder say he would need structural engineer and architect plans before and another builder who said its relatively simple and that he would just put in the biggest steel he could and shouldnt need any engineer (although he did say to get council to come and inspect which was reassuring)
Thank you!
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