Knocking through the back if fireplace

[liam546]

I have a Victorian property with a chimney stack that runs through the middle of the house. Downstairs there is a room on each side of the chimney stack with a fireplace in each room.

I want to put a wood burner in but wondered if it was possible or structural safe to knock through the back of the fireplace to create an opening which you can see in both rooms.

I then wanted to put a wood burner in the middle with glass on both sides so that it can hear each room.

Has anyone experience of this and do I need to involve a structural engineer?

 

[Newboy]

One the basis that there are probably two flues - one serving each room then it's not quite as simple as just removing the back of the fireplace as there's quite a bit of masonry to support.

 

[liam546]

Yes. There are defo two flues. I don't want to risk this so am thinking I should get a structural engineer in.

Do you think?

 

[ree]

stovesonline.co.uk could be emailed pics, and then a telephone call to them with the details? Failing that get a local HETAS in for a view.It should save a SE's fees, for the moment anyway.

Specialist companies like them would surely have encountered this situation before.