Removing Bedroom/dining room Chimney Breast

eva-z

Hi guys

Thinking of updating our 1920s 3 bed semi-d house. In the master bedroom and the dining room we have a chimney breast jutting out which makes it a bit awkward.

Just wondering if someone could give me an idea how much it would cost to get the chimney breast removed in both the bedroom and dining room (they share the same chimney).

Many thanks in advance!:T


Eva xx

elliebobs

Hi,

I posted a while back on this board as I was thinking of having our chimney breast removed too. Ours was in our kitchen and spare room. It differed to yours too as it was shared with next door. Our quote was for £2900; that included the removal, the RSJ, a new ceiling and any plastering that would be required as a result of the removal. We decided against it in the end. Just seemed like too much pain for too little gain!

wallbash

£2900 :eek: Removing a chimney breast and installing a RSJ was one of my first major DIY
projects . Was the best part of 35 years ago .
Less red tape in those days.

eva-z

Hi ellie, thanks for your quick reply.

Yes, it would be too expensive to gain extra space for above £2000 to remove the chimney breast. I'm not sure whether mine is shared with the next door, if not would it be a bit cheaper to do it?

Mankysteve

Does you house have the hall-wall to kitchen? Cant talk about cost but someone had already done it before we moved in. But they have removed the chimney breast in front and back bedroom, living room and dining room. They have also removed the hall way wall and shifted the kitchen wall over by about a foot or so.

It makes so much of a difference to house our is now much bigger inside than all neighbours it like having an extension but with out having one. But you'll be talking BIG money to have it done

slummymummyof3

If you are in a semi and the chimneys are adjoining to your neighbours property you will also need the Party Wall Act which can add considerable costs to any labour costs you had envisaged!

rj1000

Hi,

We're in the process of having the chimney removed at ground and first floor level (building control should be there at the moment checking over the work!).

We live in Surrey and were quoted £2,350 to remove it (approximate cost as other work is also being carried out). This is to remove the breast up to ceiling height in the upstairs bedroom and we are having a downstand fitted (this is where the beam that supports the remaining chimney breast is fitted in the bedroom at ceiling height and then boxed in - not as bad as you may think when you incorporate spotlights into it) because of various problems with supporting it in the loft.

The cost included the removal of the breast on two floors (we are keeping the rubble to use for foundations on an extension), putting in an RSJ and boxing it/fitting spotlights, making good the flooring and putting sound insulation boarding in (it's a party wall).

I'm not too fussed about the extra space on the ground floor but it has made a big difference to the bedroom upstairs. Realistically we could only have got a single bed in the room before we took the chimney breast out.

Hope that helps.

R