Removing a chimney breast from 1930s semi detached corporation house

ncounties

Hi all,

Obviously I know chimney breasts can be removed (a sister had her chimney breast removed in England whilst the stack was retained), but do you know if this is common place when renovating houses like this one?

I read an article from 2017 in the Irish Times where they stated if your chimney is connected to the neighbours, you need their permission etc. But has anyone actually removed a chimney breast from a house like the one I showed? And would you have any idea of the cost?

Many thanks,

NC

enricoh

Yeah I reckon they have have something to say about it alright!
Removed one to just under the slates and rebuilt the other one as homemade blocks were crumbling, capping cracked etc. Not a big job for me as I had no neighbours and was doing an extension at the time. I'd say easily 5k nowadays with scaffolding etc.

DOCARCH

My advice would be not to go near a shared chimney, especially in that type of house, given that those houses were often built in poured concrete.

'Going at' your side of the chimney (with the nature of the work required/material involved....kango, etc.) is very possibly going to damage your neighbours chimney flues, and if they use an open fire, could leave both house exposed to escape of carbon monoxide from the flues!