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Update for others that it may help... All of the gatherings seemed keyed in every course on the back wall. My previous measurements assumption about the stack being supported all on the right hand breast was correct.

The diagram I did is based of measurements I did. The entire vertical is fully over the right hand side of breast - is this still likely to transfer load over to the left side?

Measured the rest of the stack that goes through the bedroom and loft. It basically matches exactly with the right hand side of the breast as pictured. So the "gathering" on the left only goes up to the ceiling, 2.4m. This has made me more confident that the left side can be safely taken back /...

Makes sense. I couldn't see any similar threads how the steels are fixed. On the front they rest on the new lintel, how does it get fixed on the back? Where a toothed brick would be removed? Is the gather wanting propped below while doing this? Again, many thanks for your help 23vc. Even if I...

Right, so am I understanding: the gather, is toothed to the back (party wall?) and front (chimney breast face). In my photo the chimney breast face is only 1 brick wide., and obviously where I took out bricks (middle photo with hole) there is no load support under. You can see I have 1 toothed...

@23, thanks for those photos, nice install! I have removed the brickework up to the lintel, I have also removed some of the brickwork that was loose to left, where the back burner pipes used to route. Red lines is where I would like to open to - considering standard lintel sizes of 1200 /...

Thanks for your reply. Yes was planning to leave the SS liner for when the HETAS people come. Those are completely dead pipes, I should have specified. My plumber did all the work of installing a complete new heating circuit and gas pipe to the new boiler location, I appreciate you checking...

Thanks for you advice. Its the old duct for the gas boiler/fireplace that was there. Just to be clear, do you mean remove the current lintel, cut the sides bigger, and install the new lintel? I wouldn't need to put in some strongboys or anything? Cheers

Hello, I am pretty far along in my house reno - many thanks to all the posters here! We would like to put in a log burner, this opening is where the gas fireplace/backboiler used to be. As shown, its rather small. It is currently 590wide and 570 tall. I think a good size would be 900 x 900...