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chimney breast removal

  • 20-02-2011 11:13am
    #1
    oflynno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭


    i have a back to back chimney in the house measuring 6 foot square
    the house is 6 years old
    one fireplace is in the sitting room,one in the kitchen

    they both have precast fireplace "heads" in them
    the sitting room one has an open fireplace in it,the kitchen has just the opening with a fake fire in front of it

    what i want to do is stick in a head in the kitchen and make the opening big enough to incorporate a stove/range in the opening
    if i take out the precast jobby will all the sand/lime mix chimney lining behind the clay pots come flying out,or will it have hardened over the years?

    also how much blockwork would have to be left one either side to support the head/chimney?it is a dormer bungalow.
    what type of head should be used steel or concrete?


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  • #2
    gman2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    Impossible to say from here....
    You really need to get an engineer on site to advise.


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