Chimney breast removal

[Highway Man]

The wife wants to put the tv on the wall of our living room and have a media centre built. This would involve removing the chimney breast. We are in a bungalow so my question is, do I need to remove the full stack or can I get away with just the chimney breast in the lounge and install a lintel. Also do I need to obtain planning permission to do this work?

 

[tony1851]

If the stack is built into a wall (eg a party wall) you would support the remaining chimney stack in the loft off a pair of gallows brackets bridged by a short beam, depending on the width of the stack.
The brackets are usually made out of 50 x 50 steel angle, and are fixed with 8-10mm resin-fixed bolts into the wall.

If its a free-standing stack, you'd need either 1 or 2 beams depending on where any load-bearing walls are.
Planning Permission not needed, just Building Conrol as its a stuctural alteration.

 

[Highway Man]

If the stack is built into a wall (eg a party wall) you would support the remaining chimney stack in the loft off a pair of gallows brackets bridged by a short beam, depending on the width of the stack.
The brackets are usually made out of 50 x 50 steel angle, and are fixed with 8-10mm resin-fixed bolts into the wall.

If its a free-standing stack, you'd need either 1 or 2 beams depending on where any load-bearing walls are.
Planning Permission not needed, just Building Conrol as its a stuctural alteration.

many thanks

 

[Highway Man]

If the stack is built into a wall (eg a party wall) you would support the remaining chimney stack in the loft off a pair of gallows brackets bridged by a short beam, depending on the width of the stack.
The brackets are usually made out of 50 x 50 steel angle, and are fixed with 8-10mm resin-fixed bolts into the wall.

If its a free-standing stack, you'd need either 1 or 2 beams depending on where any load-bearing walls are.
Planning Permission not needed, just Building Conrol as its a stuctural alteration.

It is a party wall between two propertys that the stack is on

 

[noseall]

It is a party wall between two propertys that the stack is on

Have the neighbours removed theirs?

 

[stevie888]

Check with BC: gallows brackets aren't always accepted

 

[tony1851]

Check with BC: gallows brackets aren't always accepted

Agreed; in some cases, particularly in older properties with soft lime mortar, gallows brackets might not be viable.
But ultimately no Building Inspector can unilaterally refuse to accept gallows brackets if an SE has confirmed that they would be OK.