Wall removals and steel beams in Swindon — open-plan, done safely.

One recent Swindon extension needed seven separate steel beams, ranging from a pair of 178×102s up to two 254×254×89 UCs — the largest weighing around 580kg on its own. Six of them had to be bolted together in pairs with tube spacers at 1.5m centres, which means each pair has to be lifted, aligned and fixed to the millimetre, in situ, while the house above is held on props. Get the alignment wrong and the load doesn’t share between the sections the way the engineer calculated it. That is the difference between a builder who can put a beam in and a builder who can put seven in, in the right order, and have Building Control sign every one of them off.

For load-bearing work, yes — beam sizes are calculated, not guessed. We work with structural engineers routinely and price their input transparently as part of your quotation.

Always, for notifiable structural work. We don't consider the job finished until Building Control has signed it off, and you receive the certification for your records — essential when you come to sell.

Less than you'd think when it's planned properly. Most single-beam installations are completed within days, with dust control and protection in place throughout.