Hi all,
Started to remove our chimney breast, (threads merged) . Basically two of four joists did not sit on the inner leaf so a structural engineer advised putting a C24 bearer in situ and bolt, trim said two joists (which weren't supported) and fix with joist hangers. So all good there.
After carefully pulling away the plasterboard and first lot of bricks I'm left with this.
Looks a bit of a mish mash (thermalites and red brick) there's a flue behind the center red bricks (these still need to come out to make the wall flush)
Is it worth getting a builder in to chop out the bricks and tidy? or is it acceptable to stick some mortar in the gaps.
Eventually after reboarding and plastering we want to put a large flat screen on the wall. So not yet sure where or what we'll be fixing to. Thanks.
Started to remove our chimney breast, (threads merged) . Basically two of four joists did not sit on the inner leaf so a structural engineer advised putting a C24 bearer in situ and bolt, trim said two joists (which weren't supported) and fix with joist hangers. So all good there.
After carefully pulling away the plasterboard and first lot of bricks I'm left with this.
Looks a bit of a mish mash (thermalites and red brick) there's a flue behind the center red bricks (these still need to come out to make the wall flush)
Is it worth getting a builder in to chop out the bricks and tidy? or is it acceptable to stick some mortar in the gaps.
Eventually after reboarding and plastering we want to put a large flat screen on the wall. So not yet sure where or what we'll be fixing to. Thanks.
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