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removing old chimney

  • 10-03-2008 10:13pm
    #1
    tapjlk6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭


    Could you help me? We have an old cottage there is an huge old unlined brick chimney in it. It takes up 9ft x3ft in one room and large corner in another.Would it be expensive to remove it and rebuild a new single flue one. We live in Longford.


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  • #2
    sculptor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭sculptor


    It's a smelly dirty job, the soot gets everywhere. You also need to check if it's supporting anything (like your neighbours). Talk to a competent builder.


  • #3
    tapjlk6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭tapjlk6


    "thanks for reply."
    Another question for you. Would it be possible to remove the part of the chimney thats in other room and get main part of chimney lined and put fire places back to back?
    Hope you can understand. Would be great to know before I go talking to builders.
    Thanks


  • #4
    JohnBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭JohnBoy


    without seeing it i'd imagine you're best bet will be to remove it and build a new one rather than trying to modify the exitsing one.

    only thing is it's a big messy job which will probably destroy at least 2 rooms and will most likely precipitate a major rennovation of the house (ie if we're doing a we may as well do the job right and do b, but if we're doing b then we should really do c)

    myself and my dad removed just such a chimeny 10 years ago and i laboured for the blocklayer when he rebuilt it, straightforward work but the A leads to B leads to C factor led to my parents massivley extending the cottage and moving house :)


  • #5
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,553 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    tapjlk6 wrote: »
    Could you help me? We have an old cottage there is an huge old unlined brick chimney in it. It takes up 9ft x3ft in one room and large corner in another.Would it be expensive to remove it and rebuild a new single flue one. We live in Longford.
    No idea as to the costs but as others have said it is a messy job and time consuming - you just cant knock it with a JCB ;)

    I agree with the previous poster in that you are probably better taking the entire stack down and rebuilding. You obviously have a lot of "making good" with this proposal.

    Get a good reputable local builder (if there's such a thing) to have a look and give you an approx. estimate of costs.


  • #6
    tapjlk6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭tapjlk6


    thanks for all your advice. Think my best option is to go to a good builder and see what he has to say. Whould be great if not to expensive. I'd be able to enter both rooms from hall rather than having to go through one room to get to the other.


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