Next door have taken out fireplace to install a woodburner

Rosa_Damascena

greyteam1959 said:

FreeBear said:

Struggling to see how/why holes would have been drilled through a party wall for a lintel - There would be a chimney breast some 400-500mm deep in the way. and one would normally use this to support either end of the lintel.

The only scenario that takes sense is if the chimney breast has been removed and a gallows bracket installed to support the (considerable) weight of bricks above.However, most (all ?) building control departments no longer accept gallows brackets as good practice - They cause way too many problems if the wall is not thick enough or built using a soft lime mortar.

Might be worth giving the local BC a call and see what they have to say...

Agree get Building Control in to see exactly what is going on.

Will they come out if the work is thought to be superficial? Would the OP's neighbour have even notified the council or paid BC fees?