Old Brick Chimney Breast

Here s how we removed the chimney breast for my parents latest bungalow project.

Old brick chimney breast. Can you remove a chimney breast with a shared party wall. Either the chimney breast in the roof space must be removed or it must be provided with additional support that the chimney breast on the lower floor would originally have given. To do this you will need to remove a brick or bricks from the chimney breast or bricked up fireplace and insert an air brick in its place to increase ventilation within the chimney void a link to our removing a brick project can be found above this should help minimise any damp in your chimney breast that has been caused by poor ventilation. This brick wall encases the flu and other functional parts providing extra insulation and major structural support.

There are many aspects to the chimney removal process that will affect how much your project will cost. However chimney removal costs vary from one chimney to the next for a number of reasons. Please note that i am not a professional and this video should be treated a. The type of chimney removal method you choose full or partial.

The chimney breast is both the most visible and vital portions of a chimney. Sep 3 2015 creating your personal chimney breast. They were untouched and primed for us to experiment on with different chimney breast and alcove ideas. There is no need to remove the fireback from the fireplace although if a back boiler is fitted this should be removed once the plumbing has been isolated and disconnected.

In a terraced or semi detached house the chimney stack could be sited on a shared party wall. Removing an entire chimney stack and breast costs 2 000 4 000 on average. After an old fire surround and hearth has been removed the hole in the chimney breast can be bricked in to tidy up the wall.