Thanks for reply. I'll probably leave the flue in the loft space and the opening down stairs will be bricked up but from what I have read elsewhere I will need to put a vent in to stop condensation in the old flue? I am core drilling through the flue for my balanced flue and there will be a gap...
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Thanks for reply. I've asked in building section as well. It does look as though the blocks aren't tied in to the cavity wall. Can't believe I can't find anything on the internet about removal of these blocks!
I am in the process of creating a new chimney breast for large hole in the wall fire. I have removed old gas fire and surround and taken down the old breeze block chimney breast that was built out to the same depth as the gather. I now want to remove the starter blocks and the gather so that...