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SUPPORT OF PARTIALLY REMOVED (FROM DOWSTAIRS) CHIMNEY BREAST

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.26 PM

OK, so I recently bought a semi detached built in 1930's house. Long story short the house was a repossession so it was sold to me as is, warts and all. The downstairs chimney breast has been removed but the bedroom still has chimney breast wall intact. There has to be something supporting it, but the electrician is in doing a full re-wire of the house and can see no RSJ's, gallows brackets or steel supports in place. There has to be something taking the load or else it would collapse right?????? I have removed a stud wall and horrible old built in wardrobes to expand the size of the room, it now needs plastering so i'm trying to get someone to give me any advice on the safety / structure of the remaining chimney before this work commences. Any comments / advice is appreciated?

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3 Answers

Fireside Design Solutions

Rating: 5 out of 5

Bristol

I'd quickly get the local building control guys in the assess the works and get some advice, there should be gallows which support the breast so best to be safe rather than sorry

Answered8 November 2019

Toasty Stoves

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Bristol

Do get it surveyed. But its not as bad as it seems. Corberling is a wzy to build. Wear one half of a brick projects out from the last. This can be built out quiet a long way . Then carrys on up. All pressures work in a 45,degree angles. So the wieght is tranfured back into main wall. The brackets just hold the few unsupported bricks. But if no magor7cracks its is proberly on.

Answered30 November 2019

kentish builder

Rating: 5 out of 5

Canterbury

My advice is to seek structural engineer straight away

Answered3 December 2019