I've always thought chimney breast was the same size all the way up through all the floors, but either I'm going crazy or my maths doesn't add up.
Standard 2 floor 3 bed semi.
Down stairs it's 5 ft.
Up stairs its 3ft 9".
Now I've not bought many houses, so many this is obvious, but... If a house previously had an open fire in both the lounge and the bedroom above it, wouldn't the room on the ground floor have a smaller breast (as it's only carrying one flue) and the second floor have a wider breast (as it's carrying 2 flue's), rather than the other way around?
Seems a bit puzzling why they would both be the same size, or the bottom one to be bigger...
Or am I going nuts?
Standard 2 floor 3 bed semi.
Down stairs it's 5 ft.
Up stairs its 3ft 9".
Now I've not bought many houses, so many this is obvious, but... If a house previously had an open fire in both the lounge and the bedroom above it, wouldn't the room on the ground floor have a smaller breast (as it's only carrying one flue) and the second floor have a wider breast (as it's carrying 2 flue's), rather than the other way around?
Seems a bit puzzling why they would both be the same size, or the bottom one to be bigger...
Or am I going nuts?