will i get in trouble if i knock down a load bearing wall 8.5 feet x 8 high?

Question

my builders going to do it, and support with acros and steel beam ect ect

the wall above is 8 x8 feet

i dont want to be bothered with the council they take to long

im a home owner not council tenant
im going to sell my prop once don

Answer 1

I presume you are a council tenant as such you arent allowed to carry out any structural alterations.

Read your tenancy agreement.

Answer 2

what do you think!

it requires building regs approval under section a, structure.
if you do it without i hope you get caught by the survey or the other parties solicitor and have to pay much money in rectification and fines, its a criminal offense.
if someone buys it and it goes wrong you can bet they will be getting a solicitor to come after you.
phone the building regs dept they are usually helpful you just have to pay them for assessment and inspection

if you cant be bothered i presume you will not be whinging and moaning if/when you get caught out, somehow i think you will

all those who say it doesnt matter i presume you would be happy buying from someone who didnt care about getting it properly engineered and inspected when your family is in it or the next survey picks it up when you want to sell.
some other very good points made previously.

people never fail to disappoint me

you need to ask the council for building regs compliance not planning permission, to ensure it is SAFE to live in and meets standards of insulation and energy efficiency. there will be others living in the house at some time and you may not give a toss if it collapses, suffers structural faults, is appaulingly badly built, costs a fortune to heat etc but they may do as will insurers for the first 3.
if the builder can prove they know what they are doing it will have no problems passing building control assessment
f me

Answer 3

Your tenancy agreement forbids you to make any alterations of that nature without prior agreement.

8 x 8 is a large wall.
If you were caught, ie. a neighbour reported the wall being removed etc. You would have to return the house to it original state so ignore the cardboard boxes and other over reactions to the situation you may find yourself in.

The smart way is to play by the rules and follow the agreement, however councils are not known for there speed or ability to comprehend these sorts of requests.

How well do you get on with your neighbours and how much of a chance you want to take is really up to you but I hope this will help you in someway

Answer 4

I don't see why you need to consult the council if you own the property,internal alterations do not need planning permission.But unless you want the house to fall down on your head allow the builder to fit an appropriately sized RSJ,any competent builder will know what needs to be done & you cannot cut corners to save money because it would fail a survey in any case.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You will certainly have to tell your Insurance Company,as it can affect your Liability in case the House should fall down.If your selling the House on you or the Buyers will have to get a Structural Report on it by a Structural Engineer,in the IInterests of Safety.You will probably have to get it passed by your local authority whether you like it or not because of the safety factor.In order to cover yourself, you will have to get the Seal of Approval from the relevant Authorities in your Country, or you can go ahead anyway and build if you are not selling on ,but you are not covered if there is a Catastrophe,it is very Dicy.Good Luck.

Answer 7

before knocking down any load bearing wall the recommendation is to build what is called a false wall. it is a structure of 2X4's set up the same length and height as the wall you want to remove. this wall will help hold the weight while you are demoing the original wall. as for a pillar, it is possible, but you will still need to install headers. the false wall will be what is holding everything up while you install headers.

Answer 8

Council are a weird mob
I'm a home owner and found out If I wanted to line my roof space put a floor down and call it an extra bedroom I'd need planning and building permission but if I wanted to line my roof space put a floor down and call it a storage area I could just go ahead and do it.
That's just my local council though, not sure about yours.

Answer 9

no they dont take too long ..they would normally be there the same day ..if they do use an rsj make sure its at least an 8 by 4 (200 by 100)..but if you dont tell them you are breaking the law

Answer 10

Well, it's not called a load bearing wall for nothing...

you may not get in trouble in the grand scheme of things, but you will have a lot of trouble, when you try and fix what you've done.