Kitchen-diner knock-throughs · Worthing
Kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing
Kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing, from free survey to completion certificate.
- Survey, design and installation in one
- Covering BN11, BN12, BN13
- Inspected before it is covered
- Free survey visit
- Engineer's calculations arranged
- Building control handled
- Fixed written price once scope is agreed
- England, Wales, mainland Scotland & NI
Kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing: how it works
Kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing are planned around the house, not a standard kit. We also work in nearby Brighton, roughly 10.3 miles away. We visit, measure and check what the wall carries, then arrange calculations and building control approval before any steel is ordered.
The wall between a kitchen and dining room is often a structural one, especially in semi-detached and terraced houses where it carries the floor joists for the bedrooms above. Opening it up gives the sociable, open-plan space most families want, but the kitchen brings extra things to plan: pipes, cables, an extractor, and a layout that has to work around the new steel.
Things to plan for
- A gas hob or cooker supply often runs along or through the wall being removed. By law, any work on gas pipework must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer, so the pipe is capped or rerouted by one before the wall comes down.
- Sinks and dishwashers usually sit on an outside wall, but supply pipes and waste runs sometimes cross the internal wall. Moving the sink to an island means planning a waste route with enough fall under the floor, which affects how the floor is prepared.
- Cooker hood ducting that currently runs out through the wall may need a new route once the wall goes. Ducting can often be run in the ceiling void alongside the beam, but the beam's position and depth need to be known first.
- If the kitchen also opens onto the hallway, the change can affect the escape route from the bedrooms. Building control checks how people would get out in a fire, and smoke alarms, a fire door or other measures may be required as part of approval.
- A flush beam sits up within the depth of the ceiling so the kitchen and dining ceilings run as one flat surface. It suits continuous downlights and long runs of wall units, but each joist has to be connected into the beam, which adds labour.
Four stages, one team
Look and measure
We check the wall, the span you want and what the wall is carrying, and photograph anything the engineer needs to see.
Design and price
Calculations come back from the engineer and we confirm your fixed written price, line by line.
Building control
We submit a building notice or full plans application to the local council's building control team, so approval is in place before the wall is touched.
Fit, inspect, finish
The work is propped and the steel installed and packed tight. After inspection the opening is boxed, plastered and left clean.
What do kitchen-diner knock-throughs cost in Worthing?
As a guide, budget £2,800–£6,700 including VAT for kitchen-diner knock-through in Worthing, based on published UK cost guides adjusted for prices in the South East (+12%).
| Job | Typical guide range | What it usually covers |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen-diner knock-through | £2,800–£6,700 | Internal structural wall between kitchen and dining room, steel beam, approvals and making good (kitchen fitting extra) |
| Through-lounge knock-through | £2,800–£6,150 | Wall between front and back reception rooms, steel beam, approvals, plastering and floor infill |
| Structural calculations for a beam | £280–£840 | Site measure or photos, beam and padstone design and calculations for building control |
| Fire protection to a steel beam | £170–£670 per beam | Fire-rated board boxing or an intumescent coating system as specified |
Figures include our approximate regional adjustment for prices in the South East (+12%) and are rounded. How these figures are worked out.
Building rules for Worthing
In England, taking out a load-bearing wall or putting in a beam is building work under the Building Regulations 2010. It needs approval from building control, either the local council's building control team or a registered building control approver, through a full plans application or a building notice. Part A covers the structure and Part B covers fire safety, which is why steel in homes is usually fire protected.
Terraced and semi-detached homes often need party wall notices, because cutting into a shared wall to take a beam end is notifiable under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. Allow at least two months for the notice period unless your neighbour agrees sooner.
Kitchen-diner knock-throughs near Worthing
- Portslade 7.2 mi
- Littlehampton 7.2 mi
- Hove 9.1 mi
- Brighton 10.3 mi
- Bognor Regis 13.5 mi
- Rottingdean 13.8 mi
Questions about kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing
Do I need a party wall agreement for kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing?
Yes, if the beam bears into a shared wall: the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 applies in England and Wales, and a party structure notice must be served at least two months before that work starts. We arrange it through a party wall surveyor.
Do you cover Worthing for kitchen-diner knock-throughs?
Yes. We carry out kitchen-diner knock-throughs in Worthing and the BN11, BN12, BN13, BN14 and BN15 postcode districts. Book a free survey visit and we will check the wall, arrange the engineer's calculations and send an itemised written quote.
Do I need building regulations for a kitchen-diner knock-through?
Yes, if the wall is structural. In England it needs building regulations approval through a full plans application or a building notice, in Wales an application under the Welsh regulations, and electrics and any change to fire escape routes are checked too. Scotland requires a building warrant before work starts, and Northern Ireland requires an application to council building control. We handle the application or notice.
Can I knock my kitchen and dining room into one?
In most houses, yes. The wall can be removed even if it is load-bearing, as long as a steel beam designed by a structural engineer takes over the load and building control approves the work. The main things to check early are what the wall carries, where services run, and whether the layout still works around any column.
Can the steel beam be hidden in the ceiling?
Yes, a flush beam can be set into the ceiling void so there is no step between the kitchen and dining ceilings. It needs enough joist depth and more labour to connect the joists to the steel, so it costs more than a downstand. The engineer confirms whether it is possible in your house.
How much do kitchen-diner knock-throughs cost in Worthing?
As a guide, budget £2,800–£6,700 including VAT for kitchen-diner knock-through in Worthing, based on published UK cost guides adjusted for prices in the South East (+12%). The exact figure depends on the span, what the wall carries, access and the finish, and is fixed in writing once the scope is agreed.