Chimney & Fireplace

Using Gallows brackets to support chimney

Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

The neighbour to my terraced house removed their 1st floor fireplace 5 years ago, before we moved into our property. It has recently been revealed that it has left the chimney incorrectly supported. Was our neighbour required to get written consent from the owner of our property at that time? Now they want to put up Gallows brackets to support their chimney, but we also want to remove our fireplace (though have not yet done so), and you can't have gallows brackets on both sides of the walls. Do we have any right to prevent them using Gallows brackets on the party wall? What other solutions are available? Would it be safe to remove the fireplace on our side, and the chimney brickwork on both sides of the party wall, so that no additional support is required? Any suggested solutions gratefully received. Thanks Thanks for your response Kevin. Unfortunately, the same chimney stack serves fireplaces in the front and back rooms of both flats, with a sort of upside down Y shape going from the stack to the fire places. And both flats want to keep the fireplaces in the front rooms, and just remove the fireplaces in the back rooms. I was hoping it might be possible to remove both back fireplaces and one half of the Y.