chimney removal

Hi all, looking for some advice on a shared chimney stack. We just purchased our terraced home and the survey found that the chimney breasts had been removed and the stack supported with a rubbish gallows bracket that has collapsed. The stack is currently resting on the ceiling of one room (so...

Hi, We are planning to do hip-to-gable loft conversion. We have our chimney attached to the party wall but there is no chimney on the neighbour's side of the party wall (he has stairs on the other side of the party wall). We want to go ahead and remove the chimney stack above the roof and in...

Hi All, I have had a quick Google and although I'm pretty sure I will need ventilation I just thought I'd ask for opinions. We have bought our first home, a bungalow with converted loft dormer. The downstairs has a nice big chimney breast with a square recess we would like to board up and turn...

My Daughter lives in a semi-detached Bungalow and would like to remove the Chimney Breast, below the roofline. She has spoken with a structural engineer who is in the process of designing a solution and is aware of the need to comply with the party-wall scenario. But, she can't get a clear...

Hi, New to this forum so apologies if posting a question straight away. We are in the process of buying a new semi detached house. The wife has got her brain fixed on getting the chimney breasts in the living room as well as upstairs removed. I am wanting to know + Whether I need to make...

I recently had a Homebuyers survey on a property I’m looking to purchase. A Victorian cottage. It’s appears that one of the Chimneys was removed, and the surveyor has shown concern over how it’s supported in the loft space. There are also some redundancy brackets there too, and loose brickwork...

I have my chimney breast removed upstairs and supported in the loft but am now looking to remove the section downstairs as well, and am looking for clarity on what to do with the ground floor ceiling / first storey floor joists with regards to making sure they're properly supported. I don't...

I have removed a chimney breast from ground and first floor and wondering what to do next (and yes, it has been properly supported in the loft). House is end of terrace as is the wall where said chimney once stood so my plan is: - use some expanding foam to block the flues at the top, perhaps...

Hi, I recently had a chimney breast removed and floor joists replaced/extended. They only plastered the wall (since I planned on skimming the whole house myself). It's been a week since it was completed, the buildings inspector passed the work. However, I'm starting to see some splits in the...