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Knocking through load bearing wall
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Lovelyjoolz wrote: »For the sake of a couple of hundred quid you want to risk falling the wrong side of building control and/or setting yourself up for serious structural problems later on? Are you mad?
Boom ! the dust settles.
From the heap of rubble, the battered & bruised op struggles out from under what was an Ikea fitted wardrobe and next door's bathroom.
Cough gasp, "at least I" splutter "saved £300 on the engineers fee"...
Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
Get a Chartered Structural Engineer to do this work. This will ensure that your property is safe, you can meet Building Regulation requirements (yes you do need to submit application), and you will be able to sell the house later.
The Structural Engineer should inspect the property in order to do this job properly, although some will offer you a saving if they dont have to come and inspect. Do not be tempted - no inspection, no point!
The Institution of Structural Engineers provide a useful guide - "Engaging Structural Engineers - A Guide for Clients". You can find this online from a Google search0
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