I live in a victorian mid terrace with slate, purlin and rafter roof construction and ground floor is suspended timber. I wish to completely remove one chimney from floor to pot. It is not shared with the neighbour.
My approach would be as follows
1. Remove the stack to below roof level.
2. Extend end rafter over what was previously the chimney stack
3. Patch the hole in the roof.
4. Insert concrete lintel into the inner skin of the loft wall at approx
1st floor ceiling level (across what would have been the chimney) due
to the proximity of a roof purlin.
5. In the 1st floor bedroom insert trimming joists (7x3) pocketed into
the wall one end, attached on joist hangers to next full joist on the
other end)
6. In the ground floor room in what was the old grate insert dpm and fill
with concrete in order to support a new full length treated c24 7x3 joist
7. Obviously between all these stages i will be removing the masonry that
constitutes the chimney breasts.
Can anyone advise me if this can be done at all (re roofline), any problems with the method, planning/building permission etc etc
My approach would be as follows
1. Remove the stack to below roof level.
2. Extend end rafter over what was previously the chimney stack
3. Patch the hole in the roof.
4. Insert concrete lintel into the inner skin of the loft wall at approx
1st floor ceiling level (across what would have been the chimney) due
to the proximity of a roof purlin.
5. In the 1st floor bedroom insert trimming joists (7x3) pocketed into
the wall one end, attached on joist hangers to next full joist on the
other end)
6. In the ground floor room in what was the old grate insert dpm and fill
with concrete in order to support a new full length treated c24 7x3 joist
7. Obviously between all these stages i will be removing the masonry that
constitutes the chimney breasts.
Can anyone advise me if this can be done at all (re roofline), any problems with the method, planning/building permission etc etc