Widening doorway

Skint_yet_Again

I would like to have the doorway to one of my downstairs rooms widened to have double doors rather that just one. The existing door is in the hallway and goes into a corner where another door opens at 90 degrees to the one I want to widen.

Can anyone tell me how much work this is likely to be and what sort of price I could expect. There are no electrics in the portion of the wall that would be removed.


Would we need building regs or planning permission ?


Is it likely to need a steel inserting ?

Silver-Surfer_2

You'll need to establish whether it's a load bearing wall first.

gardner1

is it a supporting wall....if yes it could be expensive

Skint_yet_Again

original post amended to remove drawing as attempted plan of hallway didn't work


Thanks for the replies - How do I find out if its load bearing / supporting wall ?

Silver-Surfer_2

To be sure get someone who knows what they're doing to have a look. If it's running in the direction of the upstairs floor boards it could well be load bearing.

Furts

Impossible to say without seeing it, but you can deduce some things. Tap the wall in various places. If it sounds hollow, or light weight, or seems to flex when you push it, or seems flimsy. then it is probably not load bearing.

Furts

Skint_yet_Again wrote: »

original post amended to remove drawing as attempted plan of hallway didn't work


Thanks for the replies - How do I find out if its load bearing / supporting wall ?

Just to add to my previous post, even if the wall is not load bearing it could require a lintel.

A scenario is if the wall is built from bricks, or blocks, and you knock a hole through it, the piece above the door will need supporting with a steel or concrete lintel.