Opening up chimney breast. To find This!

[mrbg07546]

hi.

In our new property I wanted to open the chimney breast, so I can put a nice stove in it. However when knocking a few bricks out I only found a black flue(I think) so no depth!

Is this right? Attached pictures

 

[JohnD]

How old is the house?

How far does the chimneybreast stick out of the wall?

Poke your camera through the hole and take a shot looking upwards. Out your hand in for scale.

Is there a concrete pad in front of the chimneybreast?

 

[mrbg07546]

House in a large 1962 semi.

I got a bottle of white spirit to show you scale

Yes there's a concrete lintal just above the 2 bricks you see.

It's a black angled tunnel.

It's 30cm out of the wall.


We do have another chimney breast which is not linked the chimney. And the opening of that was totally different(see pic)

 

[JohnD]

looking upwards

I meant looking at the flue to see how big it is. I have a feeling it will be intended for a gas fire.

 

[vinn]

OP,
over recent weeks you've been advised by a number of people, including myself, in response to your various chimney breast questions. You dont seem to have thanked anyone?

 

[mrbg07546]

I'm deeply sorry about that. I have bought a new property which I am entirely renovating based around the advice from this forum. The intention was when I finally complete I can thank all of the forum for their help which pictures of results and what can be achieved from this great forum.

Once I again I am sorry and thanks for your advice

 

[bernardgreen]

That looks very much like it was built using the Rumford design

http://www.rumford.com/articleWhat.html