Removing a wall in a house

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We're thinking of removing a wall in our house to make an open plan kitchen/dining space. I'd like to get some quotes but have no idea where to start. What sort of company/business deals with this kind of thing?
Any recommendations? We're in London.

Try to find a structural engineer who can tell you if it's possible. If it is, they can work out the beam calculations (and also can sign off on the work once it's done which you'll need of you want to sell etc.) which you can then show builders for quotes. Builders will be able to sort out all the trades (wall removal/building work, plastering, carpentry etc).

You need to ensure it’s not load bearing and so a structural engineer will be able to assist.

I’d get a builder round first. They will be able to tell you if it’s loadbearing (or you could assess this yourself) and may be able to recommend an engineer to do a calculation and design.

You’ll also need to factor in the cost of applying for building regulations.

Get a builder or 2 round first to see if it’s a load bearing wall even if there is no wall above the floor /ceiling / roof could be resting on it ? It usually involves at leat taking up a board above it and having a look under to be sure. Or going up in the loft if it’s upstairs. I would bother with a structural engineer until you know if you need one or not.

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We’re just about to do this and have got a fair few quotes. Our wall removal is pretty straightforward and isn’t load bearing. I did also want to remove the chimney next to it to make it even more open plan but apparently that is a huge amount of work and very expensive so that’s out the window.

I found lots of recommendations from builders on our local Facebook group. We’re having more work done to the kitchen as well but just to knock the wall through my quotes were all around £1,300 and we’re in the South East.

I was quoted 2 to 3000 in the Midlands to put in a lintel in order to remove a load-bearing wall.

Thanks everyone!
I am guessing that our wall is load-bearing and has plumbing pipes running through it as well. Hopefully it's not impossible to remove it.