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Jack Hayes
Hi everyone, first time posting anything after scouring forums and struggling to find our exact situation.
We have undertaken the job of opening up two of the fireplaces in our end of terraced victorian house. The first went well and will have a long burner installed. The second however (pictured) will simply be replastered to give us some more floorspace.
When knocking through this one the brick arch lintel is very loose and wobbly. This terrified me slightly. Is this a serious problem/risk? I can see there seems to be another arch above this one. Is this the actual lintel and the loose one below is a 'fake' lintel. I'm not sure if that's even a thing. Any advice very welcome. Thanks
We have undertaken the job of opening up two of the fireplaces in our end of terraced victorian house. The first went well and will have a long burner installed. The second however (pictured) will simply be replastered to give us some more floorspace.
When knocking through this one the brick arch lintel is very loose and wobbly. This terrified me slightly. Is this a serious problem/risk? I can see there seems to be another arch above this one. Is this the actual lintel and the loose one below is a 'fake' lintel. I'm not sure if that's even a thing. Any advice very welcome. Thanks
