Removing corner of house

buttarfly

Hello!

I'm considering extending our kitchen sideways up to the boundary, but I feel it would only work if the external walls on the corner of the house could be removed without a pillar coming down.
Is there a magical way RSJs can be arranged so this is possible?

Back of the house: imgur.com/7rG1yjf
Current floor plan: imgur.com/E4ik4Qn

Planning to remove wall between dining room and kitchen, between kitchen and utility, and outside wc and coal store. Then remove external kitchen and utility wall, and add extension from garage to end of outside wc to make a big tasty kitchen.
Half of garage to be converted to new utility and toilet.

Is my vision possible without a vertical beam in the room?

Thanks!

Doozergirl

Everything is possible, it just depends on how much money you're prepared to throw at it.

A pillar will be much cheaper. Call a structural engineer out.

martinsurrey

Doozergirl wrote: »

Everything is possible, it just depends on how much money you're prepared to throw at it.

A pillar will be much cheaper. Call a structural engineer out.

As always Doozer speaks the truth, the normal and expensive way of doing these are with Steel box frames (My guess yours would look like an H when viewed from above with the middle of the H going along the existing kitchen side wall, and the legs into the existing and new kitchen).

a lot of steel and a lot of work, but anythings possible if you have deep pockets.

phil24_7

It is certainly possible but I imagine the steel needed to support the rear wall and the steel for the side wall would need to be enormous!

Call a structural engineer who will be able to talk through your options.