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How much to remove a feature fireplace?

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  • Ultrasonic
    Ultrasonic Posts: 4,265 Forumite
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    LEJC wrote: »
    just to throw another angle in...before you remove a souce of heating to the room check that there is a working radiator in the room and that it is adequate to give sufficient heat.
    Good point. Although there are two radiators in the room as well, so I can't see that being an issue in this particular case to be honest.
  • Mylo_The_Moggy
    Mylo_The_Moggy Posts: 278 Forumite
    Ultrasonic wrote: »
    Hi all,

    When looking at houses to buy I find many with 'feature fireplaces' like this one:

    FeatureFireplace_zps81e2ea5d.jpg

    The thing is that while the fireplaces may look pretty they are invariably exactly where I would want to be placing my TV and HiFi. Does anyone have any experience of having a feature fireplace removed, and be able to give me some idea of what it might cost to do so?

    Thanks.

    What I can't stand more than anything is those horrible ugly pelmets over the curtains!!!!! So 80s..........:shocked:
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    fart wrote: »
    get someone who's Corgi registered to turn off the gas and disconnect the fire,

    Think you mean Gas Safe Registered which replaced Corgi registration from 1st April 2009.
  • fart
    fart Posts: 376 Forumite
    cajef wrote: »
    Think you mean Gas Safe Registered which replaced Corgi registration from 1st April 2009.
    Same difference.
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    fart wrote: »
    Same difference.

    Not if you are trying to find a Corgi registered gas fitter, there is no such thing nowadays.
  • fart
    fart Posts: 376 Forumite
    cajef wrote: »
    Not if you are trying to find a Corgi registered gas fitter, there is no such thing nowadays.
    I think you'll find searching CORGI leads to the new register....and either way my point was get someone who's qualified.
  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    edited 11 August 2013 at 11:41AM
    fart wrote: »
    and either way my point was get someone who's qualified.

    Good, but it helps if you get your facts right.
  • fart
    fart Posts: 376 Forumite
    Yep, i'll make sure in future that i google to see whether qualified persons have been moved over to a slightly different list. We don't want to run the risk of people getting a dog turn up to do their gas for them do we?
  • Norma_Desmond
    Norma_Desmond Posts: 4,417 Forumite
    It cost us a horrible amount of money to reinstate two big stone fireplaces; our house had been empty for 20 years and they'd been pinched - along with many of the flagstones.

    Just saying. ;)
    "I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille...."
  • Metranil_Vavin
    Metranil_Vavin Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    I feel like weeping when I watch progs like Homes Under the Hammer and some numpty has ripped out all the Victorian fireplaces in a period property for no other reason I can see than to get rooms looking like boxes.
    Metranil dreams of becoming a neon,
    You don't even take him seriously,
    How am I going to get to heaven?,
    When I'm just balanced so precariously..
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