I want to make the fire opening in my chimney breast larger as i want to fit a log burner, can i just remove brickwork & fit for eg a railway sleeper across the top to support the bricks higher up as the chimney also goes through the bedroom above & are there any other things i should be aware of?
Larger fire place opening
- Thread starter Bamba71
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Use a concrete lintel and then simply bolt your sleeper on as decoration.
It may not be as straight-forward as you think if you need to widen it. check out the endless old threads on this subject and come back with any specific queries.
It may not be as straight-forward as you think if you need to widen it. check out the endless old threads on this subject and come back with any specific queries.
Building regulations & a compliance certificate for the log burner would be a good start, it's controlled building work. Definitely don’t fit a railway sleeper they are full of all sorts of sheite that will start to ooze out, stink & god knows what else when it gets hot.
Read here, very similar problem;
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Read here, very similar problem;
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