Wall Removal in Manchester
Open up kitchens, dining rooms and living spaces safely, with the wall's load carried by a correctly designed steel beam.
Greater Manchester
Knock-throughs & new openings in Manchester
Planning a knock-through in Manchester? We open up kitchens, dining rooms and through-lounges — engineered, signed off and left ready for plaster.
Our base is off Blackett Street in Ardwick, a mile from Piccadilly, so Manchester is home ground. The city's housing is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis in Levenshulme, Longsight, Rusholme, Gorton, Moston and Blackley, villas in Whalley Range and Victoria Park, and 1930s semis in Burnage and Northenden, nearly all with a load-bearing spine wall between the front and back rooms.
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
Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to a registered building control approver.
Knock-throughs & new openings in Manchester: your questions answered
Do you cover Manchester?
Yes — Manchester and the surrounding area are part of our regular patch. Building Regulations applications in Manchester go to Manchester City Council building control, or to 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 Manchester
Steel Beams in Manchester
Supply and fit of steel beams, columns and goalpost frames for knock-throughs, extensions and loft conversions.
Chimney Breast Removal in Manchester
Remove chimney breasts to gain floor space, with the chimney above properly supported.
Structural Brickwork in Manchester
Shop fronts, brick facade rebuilds, wall tie replacement, subsidence repairs and repointing — with bricks and mortar matched to the original.
Lintel Replacement in Manchester
Replace cracked, rotten or sagging lintels over windows and doors, or fit new lintels to widen openings.
Brickwork in Manchester
Brickwork repairs, tuckpointing, repointing and masonry work — matched to the original.
Drylining & Plaster in Manchester
Plasterboard, drylining, plaster finishes and damproofing — interior finishing done properly.
Joinery in Manchester
First and second fix joinery, doors, windows, frames and carpentry — finished properly.
Knock-Throughs nearby
We also cover knock-throughs in Didsbury & South Manchester, knock-throughs in Salford, knock-throughs in Stockport, knock-throughs in Stretford & Urmston. See the full knock-throughs & new openings service or all work in Manchester.
Knock-Throughs in Manchester?
Send photos or your engineer's drawings for a same-day budget price, or book a free survey in Manchester.