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Which trade do I want to assess what CAN be done in my house?

3 years ago

I need someone (I thought it was a structural engineer) to assess what work could be done in our house in terms of removing walls and putting ups RSJs. Who do I contact? I don't need someone to do it yet, I just want to know what can be done with the space. What trade do I want?

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Ricky Watkins
3 years ago
builder or an architect
Sonia
3 years ago
A good, experienced builder could do that easily.
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Jonathan
3 years ago
Basically anything is possible. Any wall can come out and a structural engineers job is to give a plan for the builder to follow. Of course some jobs are more expensive than others but realistically a builder can’t price every conceivable job that you could do in the house.

Personally I think you need a designer or concept planner to help uncover what you need the house to do for you. Armed with a plan you can then get it costed.

This forum is a good starting point too. Considering posting a new discussion in this forum with a house plan and what you are hoping to achieve and what your budget is likely to be.
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Kensworth Interiors
3 years ago
If the removing of walls is just isolated to a couple of rooms. A good builder would be able to assess and offer rough costings, but the structural engineer would be required to give calculations for RSG size to meet building regs approval.
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