I'm renovating a cottage. The old Parkray multifuel stove stands proud of the wall on a small 'hearth' with a horizontal rear pipe fitted into the chimney flue. There is a backsplash of horrible tiles behind the stove.
Access for sweeping is via a removable plate on the other side of the fireplace wall - which would have been outside but there is a ground floor shower room extension so the access plate is in the shower room
The stove is fitted against a flush wall ie no sign of a chimney breast (either upstairs or down). How can this be? However there is a chimney stack on the roof and the wall is 2 foot thick - would this be enough to contain a proper chimney?
The previous owner has used the property as a holiday cottage for the past 25 years and says it was like this when he bought it.
Maybe the window counts as a recess and the wall is one big chimney breast? I suppose I need to check upstairs for boarded up recesses then check the loft to make sure the chimney is properly supported then get someone to bodge around behind the stove....
Please note these are not my furnishings. Shudders.....
Access for sweeping is via a removable plate on the other side of the fireplace wall - which would have been outside but there is a ground floor shower room extension so the access plate is in the shower room
The stove is fitted against a flush wall ie no sign of a chimney breast (either upstairs or down). How can this be? However there is a chimney stack on the roof and the wall is 2 foot thick - would this be enough to contain a proper chimney?
The previous owner has used the property as a holiday cottage for the past 25 years and says it was like this when he bought it.
Maybe the window counts as a recess and the wall is one big chimney breast? I suppose I need to check upstairs for boarded up recesses then check the loft to make sure the chimney is properly supported then get someone to bodge around behind the stove....
Please note these are not my furnishings. Shudders.....