Removing part of a chimney breast

JoshBee25

I'm looking to make the most of the space in the main bedroom, we have a chimney breast in which is considerably smaller then the part downstairs. We've recently had the downstairs done with moving an internal door kitchen to keep cost down at that point we built a frame on the chimney breast to have the tv in the wall.


We're now wanting the middle part took out and keep the attic part is it a case of just needing gallow brackets to prop up and support the above chimney breast?


Do we need to do anything to the underneath in the sitting room to support that?


Thanks

FreeBear

JoshBee25 wrote: »

We're now wanting the middle part took out and keep the attic part is it a case of just needing gallow brackets to prop up and support the above chimney breast?

Your first port of call will be a structural engineer who will advise, do some calculations, and specify a suitable support. The work will require building control approval, and many will not accept gallows brackets.

JoshBee25

Thanks, the other alternative would be a steal beam to support. I'm not sure if overall it's worth the hassle.

vw100

Most BCO's do not accept gallows brackets for various reasons. So a steel beam is now the standard if all of the stack is not removed to the roof line.

Get a structural engineer in, who can advise you the correct way to support the brest based on calculations and current structure of house.