Hi,
Having removed an old gas fire and marble firpelace in a 1950’s semi detached as part of our current renovation and have come across a steel ‘lintel’ across the opening. (Steel is 600mm wide, chimney breast is 1320mm)
Having removed the fire board in the fireplace and found an actionable 150mm of depth to the original back of the fireplace, it appears the steel is supported by a course of loose bricks and infill on either side and nothing else.
Above the steel is a course of bricks spanning the width of the chimney.
My question is, is this this a load bearing lintel or one just use to create the space for the fire that was installed previously?
Having removed an old gas fire and marble firpelace in a 1950’s semi detached as part of our current renovation and have come across a steel ‘lintel’ across the opening. (Steel is 600mm wide, chimney breast is 1320mm)
Having removed the fire board in the fireplace and found an actionable 150mm of depth to the original back of the fireplace, it appears the steel is supported by a course of loose bricks and infill on either side and nothing else.
Above the steel is a course of bricks spanning the width of the chimney.
My question is, is this this a load bearing lintel or one just use to create the space for the fire that was installed previously?
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