Bear with me on this one - would really appreciate the help.
We have had a partial chimney breast removal with a new SE-specified lintel installed to support the sides of the chimney. The chimney takes a range cooker.
Now comes the tricky part... having explored extraction options, I'm thinking that up the chimney is a no-no due to the length of the run and so forth. An obvious alternative would be to extract to the side of the chimney breast and the out of the house (about 1m away) but that involves drilling a hole in the side of the breast (125mm duct) which would lie slightly higher but behind (in depth) the edge of the lintel.
My builder doesn't seem concerned and I trust him. However, I'd just like the wise opinions/experience of anyone here on whether such a hole of this size - in the vicinity of the lintel - is a complete no-no.
Just to say again, the proposed hole is not durectly above the lintel - rather, it's behind the lintel but slightly higher than the height of the lintel.
Thanks
We have had a partial chimney breast removal with a new SE-specified lintel installed to support the sides of the chimney. The chimney takes a range cooker.
Now comes the tricky part... having explored extraction options, I'm thinking that up the chimney is a no-no due to the length of the run and so forth. An obvious alternative would be to extract to the side of the chimney breast and the out of the house (about 1m away) but that involves drilling a hole in the side of the breast (125mm duct) which would lie slightly higher but behind (in depth) the edge of the lintel.
My builder doesn't seem concerned and I trust him. However, I'd just like the wise opinions/experience of anyone here on whether such a hole of this size - in the vicinity of the lintel - is a complete no-no.
Just to say again, the proposed hole is not durectly above the lintel - rather, it's behind the lintel but slightly higher than the height of the lintel.
Thanks