How much for breaking this wall? Photos and Floor plan attached

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Hi, we are planing to break the wall shown in photo so that we can have a through lounge till open kitchen area. I want to know your experiences if you have done it.
I have newly bought this house and completely naive in this renovation and decoration.. I have no idea.
I am interested in everything... experiences, time to do it, load bearing wall or not, cost(till finished work) etc. .. what ever information you are happy to share with me.

It's likely a load bearing wall so to knock through, put in steel, board and plaster it's probably going to take ten working days and cost you all in about £12k dependent on your location.

You'll need a builder and a structural engineer to confirm size of steel.

We did something like this. Load bearing wall, needed a structural engineer, etc etc. Cost us £15k for the whole thing - we used wickes kitchens for a cheaper finish with the actual kitchen itself as the structural work was more than we’d thought!

Thanks for reply BirdieInTheHand. I am in London.

Thanks Fairylea.
It is so expensive. I imagined randomly it to be under £7k
so we need to send some request to council for structural engineer .

We didn’t get ours through the council, we just asked for recommendations and went with the one who had the most. He worked with our builders - some builders probably have their own / know someone who would do this part of it. We sort of dived head in and then realised we’d need a structural engineer (we were a bit daft!)... the council / planning people came and inspected the work at stages throughout and issued a certificate at the end.

And yes we already have open kitchen shown in floorplan. So just we need to remove this wall.
And then we have to laminate the floor that is separate cost.

You don't need to go through council for structural engineer. Your builder will be able to recommend someone. Cost will be around £500 mark for the drawings/calculations.

Sometimes the smaller the job the more expensive it is because many builders want bigger jobs. Also if you not have good access/space for a skip that will increase the price.

Builders seem busy st the moment in London so can take their pick of the jobs.

OP Congratulations on your new home.

That is a big RSJ you'll need and may need going further.

I'd also recommend rethinking a laminate floor. Unless they are hugely high spec they truly don't wear well in high-tread areas like sitting rooms and kitchens. Most start peeling and wearing down within 4/5 years. You'd be better off leaving what there is there, going for carpet/vinyl or whatever, and saving for a proper wood floor or even proper planking.

Can you live with it for a bit longer until you know what you really want? Have you got DC, planning on them or not at all? You might prefer spending on going into the attic and installing a downstairs loo.

If you can wait, and be bold, I'd move in and talk to all the neighbours, some of whom will have already done what you want. Be nosy.

Thank you ..yes its bigger job as kitchen already has iron beam and open to dining area.. and this is another wall from ground floor which we want to remove.. and this leaves "No Wall" in ground floor.. except hallways walls.
But when we asked the agent whom we purchased he said it is feasible .. but he was not sure about costs.

Thank you crosstalk I will definitely rethink about lamination .. we are happy with kitchen floor(tiles) ..
Currently the house is fully carpet and it looks very tired everywhere.. and we dont like carpet ..as we have 2 children that means spills and accidents and one is crawler(hands on filthy carpet).
Is vinayl is better than laminate (Sorry I am completely new in decoration)?
My husband wants to save little money (he also has no idea about decoration) ... as you can see kitchen also needs renovation .. (old oven, no spot lights, no hood filter, and a dishwasher)

And yes we already have downstairs loo.