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So I think the final plan is that I want to dig out the hearth to remove the source of moisture being so close to the joists/plasterboard. I believe the mold that can be seen on the back wall is from the dab of plaster bridging moisture into the plasterboard or maybe bridging the heat of the...

I think it looks original as it's tied into the wall inner cavity wall if I look in the sub floor. I think they maybe just needed a bit more internal space as it's quite a shallow externally too. Upstairs definitely has a hollow knock on either side of where I would expect the breast to be so I...

Understood, first floor has no chimney breast, flat wall but does have a hollow ring to it so could have been boarded flush.

Could you explain what c/b and also FF is? The other chimney breast (ah c/b?, should have realised that earlier!) is also the same depth. It's currently got a kitchen fitted in front of it so may also have had work done. Would you mind explaining what you mean by staying away from the corners...

Ok, we're in, I'm not sure I like the look of it, there doesn't seem to be much support at the sides of the breast or is this looking normal? Ideally I'd hollow it out and we can use it as an alcove, but if you think it's best to just remove the "loose" debris and leave the concrete(?). The...

@ree thanks for the reinforcement that I'm on the right track. A few responses to some bits before I take a crack at this weekend. A bit of back story is that they reworked the internals of the house around 8 years ago, including removing the side windows, making front/back windows bigger and...

Pulling out a 1930's hearth due to the chimney being unused and the hearth is damp causing issues in the surrounding walls and joists. I've gotten this far which has been to remove the tiles on top, some sort of firebrick layer, then a black pebble concrete like screed, and now I'm down to the...