chimney breast removal

Chimney breast/loft conversion We have a 1930s semi in London, UK and are looking to do a loft conversion. If possible we want to remove the chimney breast in the loft space to provide greater width to the new master bedroom. We have received these plans from the structural engineer...

Hey all, we recently renovated our first house (built 1930s) with the help of a local builder. As part of this we removed the chimney breast (unfortunately not properly capped when we purchased the property) from the ground up and that area was dot and dab replastered and MDF skirting installed...

Hello, Trying to open up the chimney for a log burner but hit a problem. I’ve got this far and already hit the bottom of the gather only 80cm off the floor, this is where an old lintel currently sits. Can I keep opening up upwards removing the gather at the side? My corner is nothing would...

Hi, We are planning to do hip-to-gable loft conversion. We have our chimney attached to the party wall but there is no chimney on the neighbour's side of the party wall (he has stairs on the other side of the party wall). We want to go ahead and remove the chimney stack above the roof and in...

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum so I hope this is in the right category. I have just moved into an ex military house and it has this chimney stack right through the middle of the living room right through to the roof. I’m wanting to knock it out. Only half of the stack is for the chimney (in...

We are having a new bathroom fitted in our victorian terrace and returning the lowered ceiling to its original height. On opening up corner of the lowered ceiling to have a look, we discovered the that at some point the old chimney stack had been removed to ceiling height and left unsupported...

Hi Guys, Just wanting some advice on a loft chimney breast support. At this moment in time i haven't actually gone into the loft to measure it, but the breast runs down of course from the roof, loft, into bedroom 1 and the living room. The idea is to take it out of the bedroom to allow for...

Hi, We’re looking to have a new gas fire installed, to replace the old one that we have. The company we’ve been talking to has suggested that a fire we like can be installed but they would have to remove part or all of the gather. Is this legal, will it require building regulations and is it...

483A799A-86F9-4DEA-ABBA-23ACD106D0DB by Carlaesen posted 13 Jan 2021 at 5:27 PM79B341A4-2CC6-447A-91C7-0BB84275923A by Carlaesen posted 13 Jan 2021 at 5:27 PM Dear Forum, It is my first time posting and I am hoping I can get some advice as I am a worried tenant and I would like to seek...

My Daughter lives in a semi-detached Bungalow and would like to remove the Chimney Breast, below the roofline. She has spoken with a structural engineer who is in the process of designing a solution and is aware of the need to comply with the party-wall scenario. But, she can't get a clear...

I'm removing my small chimney breast on a solis wall 9 inch as per attached photos. I left the long brick coming from the exterior face. What would be the best technique to tie it on the corner and make it stronger again? Many thanks

I recently had a Homebuyers survey on a property I’m looking to purchase. A Victorian cottage. It’s appears that one of the Chimneys was removed, and the surveyor has shown concern over how it’s supported in the loft space. There are also some redundancy brackets there too, and loose brickwork...

Hi, we're making our chimney hole bigger to insert a cupboard inside. We're keeping the adjacent support walls and installing a lintel to lift the arch higher (see picture attached). I've had to also fill in the gaps between lintel and bricks with slates (as gap was too wide). I'm told this...

Hi My neighbour's chimney is in poor state of repair and needs repointing, replacement flashing, or removing. This chimney does not serve my house, but as we are terraced, it straddles onto my roof. I have asked them to repair it or remove the chimney as they don't use it but their response...

So after a long weekend of removing my chimney from the attic and 1st floor I’m stuck! It looks like the 1st floor joists are sitting on timbers that are resting on the chimney. Whats the best way to tackle this? This is a bedroom that is going to be repurposed into a bathroom. Structural...

Our builder is on site for our loft conversion. He has laid a heavy long beam but one support is on the edge of the brick wall of the garden elevation and the metal spreader under the beam extends to the top of our first floor small bathroom window. The builder reckons its okay but I am unsure -...

Hi all. We live in an old house around 1930's where the kitchen and lounge both had a fire place. The lounge fireplace and and breast remains but the fire place in the kitchen has been removed and so has the part that protrudes through the roof. What remains is a couple of feet of brick work...

Chimneys were removed. Now we need to make good the wall. What is the best option bearing in mind that we dont want to lose too much room space. Also any tips on how to seal soot stains will be appreciated Pics provided. Thanks

Hi guys, looking for a bit of friendly advice on removing a chimney breast in the living room. Have already had a steel beam fitted in the loft by a professional company to support the chimney breast, and I personally removed the section in the upstairs bedroom no problem, and was moving on to...

I've just moved into 1930s semi detached house and have had the chimney breast on the first floor removed. The builder has added steels which have been approved by building regs. The next door neighbour was concerned that we didn't get a party wall agreement but the builder said we didn't need...