Can i board up an open fireplace? New kitchn

ska_lover

Hi Op

mines a bit like this

ska_lover

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/403564816595369188/

this is what i am trying to decribe, mine is very similar to this

FreeBear

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

The lintel could be raised then the extractor neatly built in, exhausting into the chimney.

Two problems with this - The gather is often a structural part of the chimney and may start as low as one metre above the floor. It could be removed and lintels installed higher up, but building control would probably be notified.

Second problem, most (all ?) hobs/stoves require a minimum clearance to each side to allow for pan handles to be reached. Picking up a pan on the back ring when the front one is on full blast is not fun.

ST1991

Hi All - my previous house listing had a detailed floorplan but i can no longer find it and the estate agent i used no longer exists..! (there are other old listings on zoopla, but none with a floorplan.

I hope this helps:

Dining room : 3.6 x 3.2
Living room 3.6 x 4.4
Utility/entrance hall: 2.9 x 1.8

Hallway runs to the backgarden, front door is in the utility/entrance hall (which is the current kitchen...)

Typhoon2000

It would be nice to have the fire place as a feature. Wound you be able to use the wall by the door for the sink and hob and an Island for seating and extra work surface? You could put shallow units into the alcove.

Doozergirl

You could take out the wall and have the door at the bottom of the stairs. If that is going to be the kitchen, it is perfectly normal to have the back door in a kitchen. The hall is surplus to requirements and losing it gains you another third to the room. That would be a big gain in a small space.

You could put shaker style cabinets arranged as a french dresser onto the wall between the two doors. A modest house will not need too many units so you could use either side of the fire and the wall that backs onto the stairs for cabinetry too.

ST1991

Thank-you - i'm not sure why we hadn't really thought about that as an option more.

I don't believe it is a load bearing wall, as it looks as if the same wall as been removed in the living room (ceiling lights not aligned, 2 light switches). Plus, i think our next door neighbour has done this - i wondered why their back room was so much bigger than ours.

That would involve removing a radiator (as there is one in the dining room, and one in that tiny hallway).

Would we need building regs to remove the wall, or to approach an architect/surveyor first? I would be happy to put in an RSJ if needed, although not sure if it is needed as the wall is not solid stone like the external ones.

Doozergirl

It!!!8217;s always worth asking a structural engineer around to look to be sureand safe. They can charge for the visit but there would be no full calculations price to pay if no calcs are needed.

Is there a similar wall above? Those old (terraced?) houses were usually two open rooms, no hallways, in my experience. Partition walls were pretty much always made of brick as well.

ST1991

Well, on the plus side that means we won't have to decorate the hallway...

There are no other similar walls in the house, although it looks like there used to be a similar one in the living room.
Upstairs there are just 2 rooms - one either side of the stairs - with a stud wall separating off the bathroom.