I think I made a mistake with my Stove...please help

Italylover

Four months ago I fitted an Insert Stove to the fire place in my sitting room - I'm happy with same but have now decided to knock a wall and open up the sitting room into the kitchen. I would now like to take out the Insert Stove & open up the Fireplace and fit a free standing stove. Can someone please advise if this is a big job - I don't have a chimney breast in the room - the fireplace is flush on the wall - it backs on to a fire place in my front room which has a chimney breast.

I know you will think I am mad and should have done this in the first place......but please tell me if this is a big job to correct.

I would really appreciate if someone could advise me!!
Tks:)

I think that this is more suitable in the construction froum as it is mainly a building project rather than an appliance issue.

Italylover

Dolanbaker thanks - I will try that!

antiskeptic

Italylover wrote: »

Four months ago I fitted an Insert Stove to the fire place in my sitting room - I'm happy with same but have now decided to knock a wall and open up the sitting room into the kitchen. I would now like to take out the Insert Stove & open up the Fireplace and fit a free standing stove. Can someone please advise if this is a big job - I don't have a chimney breast in the room - the fireplace is flush on the wall - it backs on to a fire place in my front room which has a chimney breast.

I know you will think I am mad and should have done this in the first place......but please tell me if this is a big job to correct.

I would really appreciate if someone could advise me!!
Tks:)

It could vary in complexity but isn't that complex a job. Although you've not got a protruding breast on the sitting room side, you've got a breast nonetheless - it's merely a matter of where the dividing wall between the rooms was placed (flush with the sitting room side of the chimney structure in your case: envisage the chimney structure as a standalone tower with dividing walls placed up to it).

I don't see anything in it that the average small-job builder couldn't do for you although there will be mess involved.

Question them on that score: how they will carry out the works so as not to wreck the rest of your house with dirt on shoes /raising dust etc. Note too that breaking open the chimney face to raise it sufficient for a inset will disturb smell-impregnated brickwork - that is smell from fires past. Have them paint the new plasterwork with BIN paint to seal the smell in before final paintwork is applied

Best of luck..

Italylover

Antipsketic thank you so much for your reply - you've been a great help!