Removal of Load bearing wall

Cameron1590_2

Hi All,

We are wanting to remove a load bearing wall to open up a large kitchen dinner in our house.

Do you know what it would typically cost for a structural engineer, local authority sign off and to have the job carried out?

Thanks

Doozergirl

This has been asked twice in the last week

The last time I said around £2000.

macman

How can anyone answer that without knowing the dimensions?

Cameron1590_2

Will measure the opening to be later for you, assuming that's what you need?

Dakota_Deville

Hi OP

Prices vary from location to location, so contact yor local authrority frist. Then it depends on size o opening,how it is to be supported EH right into wall one end and pillar other, thickess of pillar (we used engineeering bricks for thin pillar) and if buildingon contret fllor or woodedn and depth of new foundations - bust to get a couple of free quotes and they will give you all the info you need and you won't need to use them.

Doozergirl

macman wrote: »

How can anyone answer that without knowing the dimensions?

Unless it's really, really massive, the cost is going to be similar for most.

Mr.Generous

Doozergirl wrote: »

This has been asked twice in the last week

The last time I said around £2000.

I'm sure O'Reilly did it for less than that using a bit of four-by-two when Mr Faulty had some work done in his hotel.

Drew210385

We had this done recently and it was £2,500 to knock load bearing wall down between kitchen and diner, reposition electrics and radiator and brick up a small window as well. We had about 5 quotes and they were all pretty much the same. My only advice would be to check quotes for skip/rubbish removal. A couple of mine had it included, a couple said it would be extra. Building regs were a couple hundred on top I think. Definitely do this as my friend is having trouble selling her house as she doesn't have this on her knock through.