Hi
I just had my 1st floor chimney breasts removed from my house. What surprised me was that the wall behind the chimney breast in the front room was nice and even with no loose brickwork, almost as if the chimney breast was completely seperate from in, whereas in the back room the wall where the chimney breast was is in a state - broken bricks, and some loose with gaps of almost half a brick. I don't know whether it was originally like this or whether the chimney in the backroom was built into the wall and removing it meant having to remove/break some bricks too. It is a party wall and it was almost as if I could see my neighbours bricks.
Either way I'm wondering what should be done to this wall to make sure it is safe and loadbearing and nicely insulated from the neighbours? Is it just a case of slapping a nice amount of render onto it or should the missing brickwork be replaced and the bricks repointed before rendering?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Much obliged
Sam
I just had my 1st floor chimney breasts removed from my house. What surprised me was that the wall behind the chimney breast in the front room was nice and even with no loose brickwork, almost as if the chimney breast was completely seperate from in, whereas in the back room the wall where the chimney breast was is in a state - broken bricks, and some loose with gaps of almost half a brick. I don't know whether it was originally like this or whether the chimney in the backroom was built into the wall and removing it meant having to remove/break some bricks too. It is a party wall and it was almost as if I could see my neighbours bricks.
Either way I'm wondering what should be done to this wall to make sure it is safe and loadbearing and nicely insulated from the neighbours? Is it just a case of slapping a nice amount of render onto it or should the missing brickwork be replaced and the bricks repointed before rendering?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Much obliged
Sam