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I had a structural engineer come out and I was shock at how he waffled on!!! I'm so pleased my son was there also. He said I would need two steel RSJ's going across the loft! He was going on for so long and humming and arring until my son explained how he thought it could be done. He then...

Thank you for your reply! I have two chimneys in the house and the one I am taking down is the one in the kitchen. It take a large part of the bathroom (a very small bathroom) and a big part of the kitchen. It is smaller then the main chimney, which is huge, and runs into two bedrooms and the...

Thank you for replying. The neighbours are on holiday and back tomorrow. I am going to ask them if they have had their chimney removed inside and take it for there. Now the builder is saying it is best to take all the chimney down and the part on the roof! He wants to ask next door if they will...

I had a builder that was taking my chimney breast down and told me to get the gallow brackets and support, but now he cannot do the job through illness. I had another builder in yesterday to price the job up and he is saying something completely different! He is saying that the chimney...

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Where can I buy gallows brackets from in Nottinghamshire? I can only find them on the internet! Having a chimney taken down and need two of them. Many thanks in advance.