Hi Static, thanks for your reply
I have done a bit more investigation since my posting and also analysed the situation a bit more. I now realise that whilst there is no fireplace above the chimney breast there is (of course - Doh!) a small first floor flue which escaped my attention because...
Thanks JohnCo
One end of the beam will sit in the rear wall of the property (two layer interleaved brick) while the other, as I've mentioned, could sit on the left wall of the breast. I'm unsure of the construction of he left wall until I start to dismantle.
I'm considering just paying the...
Hello all
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice with regard to calculating and specifying bearings for an RSJ installation in a domestic dwelling.
I own a 1918 brick built house and am about to remove a chimney breast in a ground floor room on the party wall in the rear tenement...
Hello all
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice with regard to calculating and specifying bearings for an RSJ installation in a domestic dwelling.
I own a 1918 brick built house and am about to remove a chimney breast in a ground floor room on the party wall in the rear tenement. The...