We recently bought a house which had the chimney stack removed at some stage many years ago but the chimney breast was left both upstairs and down with decorative fireplaces
I am wondering if it is OK to remove the breast upstairs without building regs, as obviously it no longer has a stack to support..?
I assume the same could be done to the downstairs one at some stage but guess that as this would involve extending joists then this might be a different matter.
Logic tells me it is no problem at all, but I am so out of touch with what is and isn't ok I thought it worth asking you clever folks !
Thanks for any help.
Just to add, the breast is not a part of the outside wall so does not add anything to the structure of the house..
I am wondering if it is OK to remove the breast upstairs without building regs, as obviously it no longer has a stack to support..?
I assume the same could be done to the downstairs one at some stage but guess that as this would involve extending joists then this might be a different matter.
Logic tells me it is no problem at all, but I am so out of touch with what is and isn't ok I thought it worth asking you clever folks !
Thanks for any help.
Just to add, the breast is not a part of the outside wall so does not add anything to the structure of the house..