Craig-H's latest activity
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.It's just someone's opinion, ultimately I am responsible for my actions and decisions. You are also some random stranger on the internet! ;)
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.Thanks... I think you're right about the jambs... It looks like the front 200mm of the chimney breast on the ground floor isn't load...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.That's a good tip - thanks.
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.I was planning on going the DIY route and documenting everything as I go, then either a HETAS engineer could sign it off or the local...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.That makes sense, thanks for the info. This is where it all started. I did have a HETAS engineer come and assess the work, but he...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.We're thinking along similar lines... I've just had a really good look up the chimney and I hadn't noticed this before, but the liner is...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.I've taken the floor up in the bathroom above the fireplace and you can see the step between the ground floor breast and the 1st floor...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.That's the plan... it's a cold house and with a fire, 80% of the heat goes up the chimney... a wood burner only lets 20% up the chimney...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.It would be great if it's possible... I don't mind the amount of work and mess it makes, I just need it to be safe - so whatever it...
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CI can see that the jambs aren't tied into the back wall, they just butt up against it. I'm not familiar with this method of chimney...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.It looks the same way to me... as in not tied into the jambs. The ultimate question is are the bricks there to fill a void or are they...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.The light was just right, so I cleaned up the bricks near the gather and took a photo. Does this picture shed any light on the construction?
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.Then it's useless to me and I may as well brick it up... I need to explore this from every angle I can before that becomes the ultimate...
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.It's the back wall of bricks I want to remove more than anything... to provide me with more depth. The width can stay as it is if necessary.
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CCraig-H replied to the thread Opening up a Chimney Breast.ChatGPT is annoying... the measurements on the earlier picture were correct in terms of chimney breast width. They are - Ground floor -...
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