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Removing fireplace - house value

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  • jay7_2
    jay7_2 Posts: 91 Forumite
    gem599, that's what we're inclined to do as well.
  • boxer691
    boxer691 Posts: 184 Forumite
    Not in the slightest will it devalue the house. Just be careful that you dont move any bricks or supporting lintles. The breast wall of a fire place holds the whole weight of the chimney stack
  • ginvzt
    ginvzt Posts: 4,878 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It is a modern house, gas fire, I guess there is no breast wall /chimney for this fireplace, and just a flute (big pipe) in the wall to get the fumes out.
    Spring into Spring 2015 - 0.7/12lb
  • boxer691
    boxer691 Posts: 184 Forumite
    You should cap off the stack but ventilate it and have a vent in the wall where the fire was. If tye stack is not going to be used again it can be removed to 600mm or completely removed and roofed over. This may devalue as it does not leave a potential buyer the option to re- open
  • boxer691
    boxer691 Posts: 184 Forumite
    If its a new house and never had a fire place then thats true. Happy DIY
  • boxer691
    boxer691 Posts: 184 Forumite
    I am actually a builder but please take advice from a surveyor or a builder registered with the FMB. My advice is general and not to be taken as official advice
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