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It had a lot of brick and mortar on top of the back boiler. Was originally asking for advice on how much can be safely removed. As you can see the previous picture it’s at a point of removal. I’m going to install a log burner.

Thanks for all your advice. Nearly out.

So the red line is the lintel in the chimney breast. The green lines are the bricks and mortar that are sitting on top of the back boiler. Do you think that can all come out or just take out, up to the lintel?

Thanks for the reply. I’m not sure if this picture helps, but the bricks on the right and left seem go up beyond the lintel until the flue sweeps to the right. Do you think it is still alright to remove?

I’ve recently moved house and currently in the process of removing back boiler (works on wood) from fire place. I’ve had a plumber disconnect all the water. Was hoping someone could offer some advice on removing the brick work that sits on the top of the back boiler? Would this brick work be...