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Building an extension over an old coal chute

Ben Orchard 26/02/2026 - 10.06 AM

We are currently looking at buying a property with a basement that has an old coal chute leading down into the basement. The new extension will ideally be built over the top of the said coal chute. Is this possible? What would be the process? And if some form of ventilation needed to be added to and from the basement, how do you go about it?

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3 Answers

STH Building Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Winsford
Hi. Absolutely you can build over old coal chute as get an engineer involved as he can calculate a steel to take the extra load. Regarding ventilation, absolutely in the cellar, a couple of air brick should suffice.
Answered23 February 2026
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Upright construction

Rating: 5 out of 5
Blackpool
yes this is possible you would need to put are bricks in if have not already have them. also would have to sutter and fill in coal bunker and concrete slab
Answered23 February 2026
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Petru Guriuc

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Hounslow
Yes, building over an existing coal chute is possible, but it must be assessed properly from a structural, waterproofing, ventilation and Building Regulations perspective. We can help you with that. Wish you a great day.
Answered26 February 2026
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