Beam and lintel design
Steel sizes for removed walls and new openings, with connection details and padstone requirements.
Structural engineering
What your house will actually take.
Structural design coordinated alongside the architectural drawings, so the beams, foundations and details are resolved before your builder prices the job.
Coordinated, not bolted on
Structure decided late is structure that ruins a design.
A steel dropped in at the last minute is how a flush ceiling becomes a bulkhead and a clean opening gains a column. Bringing the engineer in while the design is still flexible keeps the space you were promised.
We work with residential structural engineers who understand London housing stock — shallow Victorian foundations, tired party walls, clay soils and trees — and who explain their decisions in plain English.
Scope
What the structural package usually covers.
Foundation design
Depths and types suited to the ground conditions, nearby trees and adjoining structures.
Loft floor structures
New joists, trimmers and support to carry a habitable floor without deflecting into the ceiling below.
Temporary works advice
How the existing structure is propped and supported while the permanent works go in.
Building control calculations
The signed calculation package building control needs before work is approved on site.
Party wall input
Technical information surveyors need where excavation or work to a shared wall is involved.
Next step
Thinking about extending your home?
Call us for honest, practical advice on your project — planning route, realistic timescales and a sensible budget. No obligation, no hard sell.