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Knock-throughs & new openings in Macclesfield

Planning a knock-through in Macclesfield? We open up kitchens, dining rooms and through-lounges — engineered, signed off and left ready for plaster.

Macclesfield's stone-built weavers' cottages and Victorian terraces need careful propping and often have solid stone walls far thicker than modern brick — something we price for honestly at survey rather than on the day.

A knock-through joins two rooms into one — most often the kitchen and dining room, or the front and back rooms of a terrace or semi. We also form new doorways and widen existing openings, including large openings in rear walls for bifold or sliding doors.

Recent knock-throughs work

What’s included

  • Kitchen-diner and through-lounge knock-throughs
  • New doorways and serving hatches
  • Widening existing openings
  • Rear wall openings for bifolds, sliders and French doors
  • Openings into new extensions
  • Blocking up old doorways and openings

Macclesfield structural work is inspected by Cheshire East building control or a registered building control approver.

Knock-throughs & new openings in Macclesfield: your questions answered

Do you cover Macclesfield?

Yes — Macclesfield and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Macclesfield structural work is inspected by Cheshire East building control or a registered building control approver.

Do I need planning permission for a knock-through?

Usually not for internal walls in a house. You do need Building Regulations approval if the wall is load-bearing, and listed building consent if the property is listed.

Can you form an opening for bifold doors?

Yes. We install the steel lintel or goalpost frame the engineer specifies and leave the structural opening sized to your door supplier's dimensions.

Will a knock-through make a lot of dust?

Cutting masonry is dusty, so the work area is sheeted off, dust extraction is used on cutting tools and the site is cleaned at the end of each day.

More structural work in Macclesfield

Wall Removal in Macclesfield

Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.

Steel Beams in Macclesfield

Supply and fit of steel beams, columns and goalpost frames for knock-throughs, extensions and loft conversions.

Knock-Throughs in Macclesfield?

Send photos or your engineer's drawings for a same-day budget price, or book a free survey in Macclesfield.