Realistic cost of g floor chimney breast removal & leveling tiered garden???

QueenPrincess

Im considering making an offer on a property however on the ground floor there is a chimney wall with an open fireplace separating 2 reception rooms, however the 1st room facing the main rd is too small and would need removal to better utilise the space.
There is also another closed one in the 2nd reception room separating the room & the kitchen. Potentially we may want this removed as well as the internal wall also to create a larger kitchen, but the priority before moving in is the chimney breast in the 1st reception as the existing layout does not work for us.
I would only want the ground floor part of the chimney breast removed so I do not know if this makes things cheaper??
I also know I will need to get a structural engineer to have a look, & building reg approval (can the SE do this also?)

The property is a semi & the chimneys are only on this property so I no 3rd party wall to consider thankfully.

Therefore from the above:
-approx how much & how long would the main open chimney removal be with plastering on the ceiling?
-How much would removal of the closed chimney be & internal wall assuming it is load bearing including re-plastering

In addition the garden is slopping & it has been tiered mainly with brinks with some shrubbery further at the top. We are looking to level the bottom first tier of bricks. I don't have specific dimensions but it is likely 1.5/2m depth. whats can be the costs of this also?

Any help would be great as new to renovations!!! Many thanks.

Ectophile

If you're only planning to remove the chimney on the ground floor, what are you going to do to support all the brickwork above?


If nothing else, you need a structural engineer to work out what can be done without the whole lot collapsing.

Doozergirl

It's quite big deal to remove a chimney breast from the centre of the house. It is likely to form a significant part of both the vertical struture and lateral stability of the house. I wouldn't like to guess. We've always avoided taking away from the middle of a house.

lewisa

This sounds like a perfect chance to to remove the walls but leave the chimney. Mmmmm.

https://www.homedit.com/gorgeous-two-sided-fireplaces/