We survey structural opening up in Loughton from 204 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1PN. The visit is free, and the quotation is written down before any work starts.
Most ceiling joists were put in to hold a ceiling, not a room. Opening up means checking those joists, adding beams where the survey shows they are needed, and cutting the stair opening so the floor below still stands up.
We do not remove structure and decide afterwards. The quotation names the beams and the opening. If the loft floor cannot be made to work, the survey says that before any plaster comes off.
What is included
- Look at the ceiling joists and the proposed opening
- Beams where the existing joists cannot carry the floor
- Stair opening cut and supported
- Written quotation before anything is opened
Questions about structural opening up in Loughton
01Can you open the loft without new beams?
Only if the survey shows the existing joists can carry the floor. Often they cannot, and the quotation says so.
02Do you cut the ceiling before the price is agreed?
No. The opening and the beams are named in the quotation first.
03Is the survey free?
Yes. The visit from Hutton is free.
