Open up your home with a defined wall removal, new opening or steelwork project, including the agreed making good.
★ 4.9/5 · 130+ combined reviews across Google and Edinburgh Trusted Trader · Written quote before work starts
You appoint the structural engineer and approval professional. Their design and site information determine the construction quotation; concealed conditions can remain unknown.
This service covers structural alterations inside an existing Edinburgh home, including removing a load-bearing wall, forming a new opening, installing specified steelwork and making good the connected rooms. It can sit within a full home renovation, flat renovation or a defined standalone alteration.
The homeowner appoints the structural engineer to design the load path and temporary support, and appoints the architect or warrant professional to deal with drawings and approvals. Sweet Homes is the contractor and does not sell a separate warrant-coordination product.
The written quotation follows the engineer’s design and the visible or documented site conditions. It identifies demolition, temporary works, steelwork, builders work, service alterations and making good, together with assumptions and exclusions. Concealed conditions can only be confirmed when the structure is opened.
Photographs of interiors, details and work in progress. Captions describe what each image shows.
The build is planned as more than a wall coming down. The structure, services and finished rooms have to meet at the same detail. Three parts usually determine the scope:
The fit check starts with the property type, proposed opening and any drawings already available. Sweet Homes records visible construction facts, access, services and finishes for its quotation. The homeowner commissions missing engineering or approval information.
The project contract identifies how a different wall build-up or other concealed finding is referred to the engineer, as well as the variation approval, handover checks and snagging route for that scope. Any trade certificates come from the subcontractors who carry out that work. For a wider sequence, see how we plan and manage renovation work.
There is no useful standard price for removing a wall without the design and room context. Beam size and weight, access, temporary support, service diversions, floor and ceiling repairs, retained period details and the final decoration scope all affect the quotation.
The written scope separates the known work from provisional or excluded items. If you are comparing quotations, the guide to a proper renovation quotation explains why demolition, steelwork and making good need to be described rather than hidden behind one vague line.
Stage, timing and budget are optional for your first enquiry.
Read these guides before asking for a construction price. They distinguish observations from professional diagnosis and explain the information needed for an alteration.
We supply and fit every job. We do not offer labour-only work and we do not offer fit-only work, because one firm owning both the materials and the workmanship gives you one clear line of responsibility. The whole sequence, from first call to handover, is set out on how we work.
Can Sweet Homes remove a load-bearing wall?
Yes, where a structural engineer has provided a suitable design and the required approvals are in place. The build scope can cover temporary support, demolition, specified steelwork, service changes and making good.
Do I need a structural engineer?
A load-bearing wall removal, new structural opening or steel beam normally needs engineer-designed information. A wall that appears non-structural can still need investigation, particularly in an altered tenement or period property.
Will the work need a building warrant?
Structural alterations commonly require a building warrant. The project-specific route should be confirmed before work starts. Our interior alterations warrant guide explains the distinction, and the Edinburgh building warrant checker turns it into six quick questions about your own project, but both are supporting information rather than a separate coordination service.
Can an opening be formed in an Edinburgh tenement?
Sometimes, but the answer depends on structure, title conditions, approvals, shared-building implications and the engineer’s design. The tenement renovation service covers the wider constraints that can affect the programme. Our guide to removing a wall or chimney breast in a tenement sets out who owns what and what to settle first.
What happens if the wall is different from the drawings?
The homeowner’s engineer decides any structural revision. The project contract identifies the referral, variation approval and effect on price or programme for that scope.
Does the quotation include making good?
It can. The written quotation states whether plastering, flooring, joinery, decoration and service alterations are included. This avoids treating the beam installation and the finished room as two disconnected jobs.
How soon can works start?
For major projects, allow at least four weeks from your first enquiry. If something needs attention sooner than that, say so on the call and we will point you to the right emergency trade for the immediate problem while the planned work is scheduled properly. Tell us what you need and when. Send your enquiry by form or email. We will reply and arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project. A site visit is arranged afterwards, where useful. The written quotation sets out the agreed work. The start date is agreed once you have accepted the quotation. Work that needs a building warrant starts only after the warrant is granted.
Why do you not offer labour-only work, or fit materials we buy ourselves?
No. We supply and fit every job, whatever its size. We do not offer labour-only work and we do not offer fit-only work. When one firm buys the materials and carries out the work, you have one clear line of responsibility if something goes wrong, rather than an argument between the product and the fitting. If you have already chosen products, send the product codes and we will buy those exact items and include them in the quotation.
Two published records of wall and chimney removal, and of making good afterwards.
We discovered Brunon through Edinburgh Trusted Trader and couldn’t be happier with the results. They removed an internal living room wall and a chimney stack in our kitchen, and then installed a new kitchen. The space was tricky, with lots of awkward angles, but Brunon and his team were fantastic problem-solvers. They even managed to fit our fridge-freezer with custom carpentry. The attention to detail was outstanding, from the kitchen units to the plastering. Brunon has a great team, and we’re especially grateful to Alex, Marek, and Richard.
Verified Edinburgh Trusted Trader review
Renovation in living room to remove ‘decorative’ brickwork and wood paneling. Tiling kitchen and making good wall after boiler removal. Instating cupboard around water cylinder. Brunon was very helpful and gave some useful suggestions. I am very pleased with the results - good quality work and the place was left clean and tidy afterwards. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sweet Homes and will certainly ask them to quote for my next project.
Verified Edinburgh Trusted Trader review
Tell us your general area and the wall or opening you want to change and whether an engineer is involved. Plans, measurements and a settled budget can follow. Send your enquiry by form or email. We will reply and arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project.
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Project responsibility
Brunon oversees project programmes across Edinburgh and is typically available by phone or email. The staff assigned to your job handle the day-to-day site work independently within the agreed scope, with the responsible contact confirmed before work starts.
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