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How to deal with unsupported chimney?
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.18 PM
I'm in the middle of buying a house in which one of the chimneys has been removed, but it seems the section running through the loft space was left in place and wasn't adequately braced. It's flagged on the survey, and seems to have already warped the underpinnings of the roof around it. Clearly it needs to be dealt with - what's the best way to go about it? Should it be braced and left in place? Should it be removed entirely? The stack is shared with the adjoining terrace so I assume that needs to stay regardless. How big a job is this likely to be?
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3 Answers
ADR Property Maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
its really entirely up you how you what you do.
if leaving it it will need to be signed of by building control after the appropriate supports are put in and the remaining chimney stack is made safe & secure
if it is removed it will need to be signed of by building control after the remaining section of chimney stack is made safe & secure
both options may require a party wall agreement.
good luck Alex
Answered7 October 2018
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Anonymous user
It is very important to be supported as per engineering detail confront building regulations bc to approve it or with planing permition to be removed
Answered7 October 2018
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Anonymous user
get a steel 7inch by 4inch hbeam rsj under the stack from the back wall of the house to the front wall ,place a 10mm plate 9inches wide plus width of the stack under the stack , and then dry pack 3inches ,dry sharp sand plus cement ,equal amounts under the stack,then get bc to sign it off.
Answered29 December 2018
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