Building regulations for removing a wall: approval, inspections and certificates
Removing a load-bearing wall needs Building Regulations approval. The routes, the inspections and why the certificate matters when you sell.
Service
Small structural alterations & repairs
Not every structural job is a big knock-through. We take on small structural alterations and repairs: trimming floor joists for a new staircase or rooflight, adding padstones under existing beams, strengthening undersized beams, and putting right DIY or poorly installed steels.
Small jobs still get an engineer's input where needed and building control sign-off where it is required.
What’s included
- Trimming joists for stairs, loft hatches and rooflights
- Padstones retro-fitted under existing beams
- Strengthening or replacing undersized beams
- Support where a wall below has already been removed
- Opening up and upgrading unapproved previous work
- Structural work ahead of kitchen, bathroom and loft fitters
Worth knowing before you book anyone
Work done without approval
If a previous owner removed a wall without approval, a regularisation application to the council can bring it into line. That usually means opening up the work for inspection, and sometimes upgrading the steel or its bearings.
Small structural alterations: your questions answered
Is my structural job too small for you?
No. Single-day jobs such as fitting a padstone or trimming a joist are welcome, and are often best done before other trades start.
Can you sort out a wall that was removed without building regs approval?
Yes. The work can be opened up for inspection and checked by an engineer, any upgrades carried out, and a regularisation application supported.
Related guides
Is my wall load-bearing? How to tell (and how to be sure)
How to tell if a wall is load-bearing: joist direction, walls above, spine walls, and the checks a structural engineer makes. When in doubt, get it confirmed.
Where we do this
Small structural alterations across Knutsford, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Altrincham, Sale, Stockport, Didsbury & South Manchester, Stretford & Urmston, Warrington, Northwich, Chester, Crewe & Nantwich, Congleton.
Need small structural alterations?
Send photos or your engineer's drawings for a same-day budget price, or book a free survey.