need advice on removing a chimley breast...
05 February 2005, 12:40 PM
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need advice on removing a chimley breast...
....and not sure where to start.
i want the thing taken out of the house and of the roof. do i start from the top or from the bottom. idealy i would like to leave the bit on the roof but would rather leave it there if possible, will it support itself if its taken out all the way in the house and attic?
i cant imagine the pot will support itself if i leave it, am i right
i want the thing taken out of the house and of the roof. do i start from the top or from the bottom. idealy i would like to leave the bit on the roof but would rather leave it there if possible, will it support itself if its taken out all the way in the house and attic?
i cant imagine the pot will support itself if i leave it, am i right
05 February 2005, 12:44 PM
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You'll have to take it down from the top down... the bottom bit holds the top bt up 
You might be able to leave the top part up, but you'd need something to support it putting in (probably need a structural engineer to design it for you) and you'd have to prop the top part while you took the lower part out and put the support in.
John.
You might be able to leave the top part up, but you'd need something to support it putting in (probably need a structural engineer to design it for you) and you'd have to prop the top part while you took the lower part out and put the support in.
John.
.why is everything so difficult, 'spose i need planning permission then?
05 February 2005, 01:01 PM
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On some old properties chimneys were used as part of the structual support of the building so you need a structual engineer for sure and going on your accident proneness I'd stay well away 
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05 February 2005, 01:03 PM
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Should probably have planning permission to take the exposed part of the chimney down.
Probably need building regs approval as it's strutural work.
John.
Probably need building regs approval as it's strutural work.
John.
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05 February 2005, 01:05 PM
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thanx for believing in me
my chimley is in the middle of the house and right in the middle of the attic so it takes up loads of room. i was going to remove it in the lounge , i thought i could just knock it out and the rest would stay up, back to the drawing board
my chimley is in the middle of the house and right in the middle of the attic so it takes up loads of room. i was going to remove it in the lounge , i thought i could just knock it out and the rest would stay up, back to the drawing board
05 February 2005, 01:21 PM
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My mate did this on his house. You should not underestimate the amount of work it involves!!! He works for WS Atkins so getting a structural engineer wasn't a problem.
In his house the chimney ran up the centre of an internal wall and was carrying some load from the the upstairs floor which needed subsequent bracing. He also had to sure up the perlins in the loft to support the roof!
The rubble removed filled a huge skip with enough left over to use as hardcore for a drive extension!
In his house the chimney ran up the centre of an internal wall and was carrying some load from the the upstairs floor which needed subsequent bracing. He also had to sure up the perlins in the loft to support the roof!
The rubble removed filled a huge skip with enough left over to use as hardcore for a drive extension!
05 February 2005, 01:23 PM
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I remember going away on business for 6 days 3 years ago and coming back to find my "wife" had opened the chimney up in our front room ala inglenook fireplace.
needless to say my neighbour was shocked when he came round to see my good lady stood in the chimney with hard hat on knocking bricks out left right and centre.
she does now realise that it could at any minute collapsed, but as she put it
"well it's nothing that money couldn't have fixed" can't reason with that!!
hawk
ps what a women one in a million
needless to say my neighbour was shocked when he came round to see my good lady stood in the chimney with hard hat on knocking bricks out left right and centre.
she does now realise that it could at any minute collapsed, but as she put it
"well it's nothing that money couldn't have fixed" can't reason with that!!
hawk
ps what a women one in a million
05 February 2005, 01:28 PM
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Speak to your local authority building control, they'll let you know if you can proceed.
You can do the job yourself but you'll need to provide support (to spec) to hold the weight of the chimney left in the loft before you start demolishing below.
If it's an adjoining wall I believe the neighbour has to be informed as well.
You can do the job yourself but you'll need to provide support (to spec) to hold the weight of the chimney left in the loft before you start demolishing below.
If it's an adjoining wall I believe the neighbour has to be informed as well.
05 February 2005, 01:34 PM
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Speak to your local authority building control, they'll let you know if you can proceed.
You can do the job yourself but you'll need to provide support (to spec) to hold the weight of the chimney left in the loft before you start demolishing below.
If it's an adjoining wall I believe the neighbour has to be informed as
well.
You can do the job yourself but you'll need to provide support (to spec) to hold the weight of the chimney left in the loft before you start demolishing below.
If it's an adjoining wall I believe the neighbour has to be informed as
well.
semi detatched so the neighbours wont know a thing
05 February 2005, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hawkthescoobslayer
I remember going away on business for 6 days 3 years ago and coming back to find my "wife" had opened the chimney up in our front room ala inglenook fireplace.
needless to say my neighbour was shocked when he came round to see my good lady stood in the chimney with hard hat on knocking bricks out left right and centre.
she does now realise that it could at any minute collapsed, but as she put it
"well it's nothing that money couldn't have fixed" can't reason with that!!
hawk
ps what a women one in a million
needless to say my neighbour was shocked when he came round to see my good lady stood in the chimney with hard hat on knocking bricks out left right and centre.
she does now realise that it could at any minute collapsed, but as she put it
"well it's nothing that money couldn't have fixed" can't reason with that!!
hawk
ps what a women one in a million
yeah, but, did the chimney fall down though?
05 February 2005, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i think i know what i am going to do this afternoon now, the plaster is already of, where's that hammer
05 February 2005, 02:22 PM
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trust yer not just itchin for a scrap..!.....
..............have fun and be careful...................................... ..this is a wind up ........rioght,.. Sara?
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..............have fun and be careful...................................... ..this is a wind up ........rioght,.. Sara?...btw ,rugby on the box...
.................no good...?.......
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05 February 2005, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i think i know what i am going to do this afternoon now, the plaster is already of, where's that hammer
.........pah ...