Some builders are more messy than others ! If I was doing it, I would take my time removing one brick at a time to minimise the dusts. A lot depends on the builders quotation for them to rush it or not as time is money !cjb said:Will the mess be THAT bad?
Not always but bearing in mind that the chimney is structural part of the house and will come under the "Party Wall Act" if attached to next door neighbour. To put your mind at rest, the BCO & the structural suryeror will give you a full structural reports and doesn't matter what the builders says, they must follow the reports.cjb said:Will we have to replaster unaffected walls as well? I.e. will knocking out the chimney breast cause cracks elswhere do you think?
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