Supporting corner of house

kev_pecker

Hello everybody. I’m thinking of putting an offer in on a house with the floor plan below, it’s had a utility room and kitchen side/rear extension at some point. We would like to remove either the walls in green or red as the inner hall and lobby are a bit of a waste of space.

I’m pretty sure it is, but the first question would be is that doable? Second question would be any rough idea how much it would be likely to cost?

Thank you for any help in advance.

Doozergirl

Looks like green would be easier than red because of the original corner. The utility is useful anyway. Cost ballpark of £2,500 including building control and structural engineer but not looking at moving radiators/electrics .

It is possible to remove red, but there will be more engineering, using more steels and it will be considerably more .

kev_pecker

Thank you, it's good to know it's definitely a possibility. If we do end up getting the house we'll live in it for at least a year before getting some quotes and deciding what to do. Funnily enough the estate agent was insistent they were stud walls because they were hollow when knocking on them, pretty sure they were wrong and the original brick work will be behind the plaster board.

Agreed about the a utility room, it's always good to have somewhere for the washing machine to go at least.

daivid

kev_pecker wrote: »

Thank you, it's good to know it's definitely a possibility. If we do end up getting the house we'll live in it for at least a year before getting some quotes and deciding what to do. Funnily enough the estate agent was insistent they were stud walls because they were hollow when knocking on them, pretty sure they were wrong and the original brick work will be behind the plaster board.

Agreed about the a utility room, it's always good to have somewhere for the washing machine to go at least.

I would suggest if are considering this course of action (and have the funds and are certain it is what you want to do) then get the ball rolling straight away. Knocking through walls is incredibly disruptive and dusty, the longer you leave it, the less inclined you will be to do it.

kev_pecker

Well, things have changed a little, I heard through a friend of a friend that the house may be non-standard construction (concrete). I asked the agent who was very surprised, but low and behold when they queried it with the vendor it is indeed non-standard! It's a deceased estate so the daughter is selling and apparently it has never been a problem........they would say that! :rotfl:

The asking price is fine for the area, but I’m pretty sure doesn’t reflect the construction type. General consensus on here seems to be to run a mile, has anyone got any other advice? Also, would this new information make a difference to the advice on removing walls? Thank you.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-61621167.html

ed110220

kev_pecker wrote: »

Well, things have changed a little, I heard through a friend of a friend that the house may be non-standard construction (concrete). I asked the agent who was very surprised, but low and behold when they queried it with the vendor it is indeed non-standard! It's a deceased estate so the daughter is selling and apparently it has never been a problem........they would say that! :rotfl:

The asking price is fine for the area, but I’m pretty sure doesn’t reflect the construction type. General consensus on here seems to be to run a mile, has anyone got any other advice? Also, would this new information make a difference to the advice on removing walls? Thank you.



https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-61621167.html

You'd really need to find out more about how the house was built than just "concrete" to answer those questions. For example an in-situ poured concrete construction is structurally very different from precast post and panel construction.

Looking at the street view, it looks as though the house may be a one-off from the 1920s or 30s which could be problematic for research, unlike post war non standard construction that was often built in large numbers (whole streets or estates). If it was the latter more information would probably be available as large numbers exist.