Flue (tied in bricks)

[benjii19]

In my spare room, I've got what I think was a flue for an old cooker. Like a mini chimney breast. There is nothing downstairs in the kitchen and the breast didn't go up to anything in the loft.

Anyway I've started removing the thing but have come into tied in bricks these look like they are tied into and interior wall as I can't see any tie in evidence on the exterior wall I imagine I would be able to see.

Suggestions welcome on flattening the wall. i've attadched a couple of images to give you all an idea. I was going to bolster off the ends of the ties and plaster board or possibly use thermalite blocks to brick it up again and make a flat wall.

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• benjii19
• 4 Jun 2010
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• benjii19
• 4 Jun 2010
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[theoldun]

The little information that can be seen from your photos appears to show that you have a 225mm flue with the 225mm external wall acting as a single wythe. This will mean that the flue is tied into the external wall every second course.
Due to how close the window is to the flue, at the rate you are going, then you are going to leave a very unstable wall until the flue is tied back in and made good.
I would suggest you post a couple of decent photos that show more detail, before you go any further.
old un.

 

[benjii19]

Thanks for the reply, I'll take some more pics tonight with a camera that works.

If the bricks are tied in to the exterior wall, wouldn't I see that from the outside of the house. I couldn't see any evidence (as in short looking brick, long looking brick formation)

 

[ColJack]

it's the lighting that's the problem, your mate would have been of more use if he stood in front of the window blocking the glare, you could also take the pic from serveral feet to your left and not have the window in the shot..

 

[theoldun]

Ben, If you have as you say a header, stretcher, header, stretcher, or in your words short brick, long brick, then your house has been built in Flemish Bond. and the flue is tied in with the two headers in the external skin.
Are you sure that the flue has not been removed and made good in the roof space? Are you sure that there was not a chimney stack above roof and roof has been made good? Are there no identical houses to yours showing a chimney stack?
It is no great problem removeing flue, providing you tie in and make good in a proper manner.
old un.