Removing Chimney Breast Ground Floor Flat

An internal chimney breast can be removed at ground and or first floor without having to remove the external stack.

Removing chimney breast ground floor flat.

I m about to get a chimney breast removed from one room but not the room above so i ve had to get advice recently. Note that removing any portion of a chimney breast will require structural reinforcements for that floor and the one above as well as possible reinforcement of the outer wall. One of the most common internal alterations carried out is to remove an obsolete chimney breast at ground floor to create more floor space. I don t know all the ins and outs of the regulations but there definitely should be a supporting beam which could have been put into the ceiling so not visible depending on the structure of the house and there should have been building regs approval for the work so the council.

Cost to have chimney removed removing an entire chimney stack and breast costs 2 000 4 000 on average. If you are removing it completely the roof will also need to be patched up. I am looking to remove a load bearing wall and the chimney breast attached to it which is located in the centre of the house so. It is the portion which protrudes from the roof ending in a cap.

No only does this mean it is actually not as disruptive as you might have thought but it also avoids the need to alter the roof or external appearance and character of the building. Can a chimney breast and the load bearing wall its attached to be removed at ground floor level only. However chimney removal costs vary from one chimney to the next for a number of. Yes this is regularly done for clients is relatively straight forward.

However if your chimney extends below the floor and into the foundation you re looking at fixing floor framing and potentially some foundation work. Typically a house with one to two levels that shares an external or party wall that is the thickness of one brick or approximately 225 mm probably has a front and a back wall less than 9 metres apart. When people think of a chimney this is the part they tend to picture. Building regulations apply to this work because it is a material alteration to the structure ensuring the remaining.

Once a chimney breast has been removed you will need to make good the floor where the chimney breast once was.