Load-bearing wall removal in Carlisle
Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.
Cumbria
Steel beam installation & wall removal in Carlisle
Carlisle's red sandstone terraces and Victorian villas around Stanwix and Botchergate, and the stone houses in Penrith and the Eden valley, need openings designed for heavy masonry, with the bearings checked at survey.
We cover Carlisle, Penrith, Brampton, Wigton and Cockermouth for knock-throughs, rear openings and chimney breast removals.
Carlisle falls under Cumberland Council building control and Penrith under Westmorland and Furness Council, or a registered building control approver.
Call 0161 706 3593 or email info@theloadbearingcompany.co.uk. The Load Bearing Company, Piccadilly Business Centre, Unit C Aldo Enterprise Park, Blackett Street, Manchester M12 6AE. Free survey and a fixed price for work in Carlisle.
What we do in Carlisle
Steel beam & RSJ installation in Carlisle
Supply and fit of steel beams, columns and goalpost frames for knock-throughs, extensions and loft conversions.
Knock-throughs & new openings in Carlisle
Kitchen-diners, through-lounges, new doorways and wider openings for bifold and sliding doors.
Chimney breast removal in Carlisle
Remove chimney breasts to gain floor space, with the chimney above properly supported.
Lintel installation & replacement in Carlisle
Replace cracked, rotten or sagging lintels over windows and doors, or fit new lintels to widen openings.
Structural brickwork & repairs in Carlisle
Shop fronts, brick facade rebuilds, wall tie replacement, subsidence repairs and repointing — with bricks and mortar matched to the original.
Small structural alterations
The smaller structural jobs that still need doing properly — joists, padstones, beam upgrades and repairs.
Steel shelters & canopies
Loading canopies, car ports, bike sheds, smoking shelters and covered yards — galvanised frames, sheeted and guttered.
Steel-framed units & buildings
Workshops, storage units and garages — frame, cladding, roller shutters and doors, built start to finish.
Metal railings & fencing
Railings, mesh and palisade fencing, security cages, gates, handrails and bollards — galvanised or powder-coated, properly fixed.
Demolition & strip-out
Controlled demolition and strip-out — internal walls, facades, canopies and outbuildings, safely supported and cleared.
Steel installs for builders
Fit-only or supply-and-fit steel for builders, developers, kitchen fitters and loft conversion companies.
Brickwork & masonry in Carlisle
Brickwork repairs, tuckpointing, repointing and masonry work — matched to the original.
Drylining, plastering & damproofing in Carlisle
Plasterboard, drylining, plaster finishes and damproofing — interior finishing done properly.
Joinery — 1st & 2nd fix in Carlisle
First and second fix joinery, doors, windows, frames and carpentry — finished properly.
Recent work
Real jobs, with the photos, so you can see the standard before you book a survey in Carlisle.
Full-width rear opening for a house extension
The entire back wall of a semi carried on one steel beam, opening the house into a new rear extension.
Whole-house structural package in a period property
Several steel beams through one renovation, including twin steels tucked beneath an ornate period ceiling — cornice untouched.
Chimney breast removal with the stack carried on steel
Chimney breast removed to reclaim floor space, with the remaining stack above picked up on a new steel beam.
Nearby
We also cover Kendal & South Lakes, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster & Morecambe, Preston.
Planning structural work in Carlisle?
Send a couple of photos and rough sizes — we'll come back the same working day with honest advice and a budget price.