Hi all,
I have planned on opening up an old fire place to install a gas oven in a chimney breast and blocking it up above. I haven't planned on adding an extractor as there is a vent in the corner where I can fit an extractor fan.
No lintel can be seen on found above the mini lintel at the opening. I plan on adding a concrete lintel at about 1.6m using acrow strongboys.
The chimney breast is 1.4m, I had planned on a minimum of 150mm on each side for bedding. As such I had planned on having a brick length on each side so 1400 - (215*2) gives me a total opening of 960mm. Is it sufficient to have a 65mm cut down brick each side of the lintel?
Can I have the lintel spanning the entire length of the breast without the cut brick on each side? Or should I consider having a smaller opening?
Any ideas or comments on things I haven't considered would be much appreciated.
Regards
Sam
I have planned on opening up an old fire place to install a gas oven in a chimney breast and blocking it up above. I haven't planned on adding an extractor as there is a vent in the corner where I can fit an extractor fan.
No lintel can be seen on found above the mini lintel at the opening. I plan on adding a concrete lintel at about 1.6m using acrow strongboys.
The chimney breast is 1.4m, I had planned on a minimum of 150mm on each side for bedding. As such I had planned on having a brick length on each side so 1400 - (215*2) gives me a total opening of 960mm. Is it sufficient to have a 65mm cut down brick each side of the lintel?
Can I have the lintel spanning the entire length of the breast without the cut brick on each side? Or should I consider having a smaller opening?
Any ideas or comments on things I haven't considered would be much appreciated.
Regards
Sam