Hi all.
I am going to be moving my kitchen in a couple of months and I plan to house my cooker in the old chimney breast.
In order to do this I will need to raise the opening in height (not in width). What I would like to do is insert an oak beam to act as the lintel rather than the current concrete one so it looks pretty and can act as a bit of a mantlepiece.
The question is would this be structurally safe? I'd use a substantial piece of oak (maybe 6" x 9" x the length required).
Hope that makes sense!
Hx
I am going to be moving my kitchen in a couple of months and I plan to house my cooker in the old chimney breast.
In order to do this I will need to raise the opening in height (not in width). What I would like to do is insert an oak beam to act as the lintel rather than the current concrete one so it looks pretty and can act as a bit of a mantlepiece.
The question is would this be structurally safe? I'd use a substantial piece of oak (maybe 6" x 9" x the length required).
Hope that makes sense!
Hx