Hi all - wonder if you can shed some light.
100yr old terraced house.
I just knocked down a stud wall to expand a 1st floor bathroom into where a water tank used to sit (I've gone combi).
I have exposed an area of pipework that runs from the kitchen at the front of the house, along the inside wall to the back of house.
It is now apparent that part of its route is actually through the chimney from downstairs.
The fireplace downstairs is not in use but presumably this is a bit dangerous anyway? In case someone in the future decides to recommission - whoever is living in my place will get smoked / gassed won't they..
So - what should I do? Try and chase whoever did this? Sort it out myself (re-route waste, seal chimney - how?)? Ignore it? Is it possible that the chimney downstairs has been put into a state where it can never be re-commissioned?
Is it illegal? Is it actually dangerous or am I flappin about nothing.
Many thanks (plan below)
BM
MODS: Is this in the wrong forum? Not getting many views and no responses..
100yr old terraced house.
I just knocked down a stud wall to expand a 1st floor bathroom into where a water tank used to sit (I've gone combi).
I have exposed an area of pipework that runs from the kitchen at the front of the house, along the inside wall to the back of house.
It is now apparent that part of its route is actually through the chimney from downstairs.
The fireplace downstairs is not in use but presumably this is a bit dangerous anyway? In case someone in the future decides to recommission - whoever is living in my place will get smoked / gassed won't they..
So - what should I do? Try and chase whoever did this? Sort it out myself (re-route waste, seal chimney - how?)? Ignore it? Is it possible that the chimney downstairs has been put into a state where it can never be re-commissioned?
Is it illegal? Is it actually dangerous or am I flappin about nothing.
Many thanks (plan below)
BM
MODS: Is this in the wrong forum? Not getting many views and no responses..