Removing a chimney breast with no chimney above

[silverandfire]

Hi all,

I am looking at removing the chimney breast located on an outside wall of an upstairs maisonette. The roof has been replaced approx 10 years ago and it seems the chimney was removed at that time. There is no breast remaining in the loft either, above the breast I want to remove.

Will I still need to get building regs approval even though the breast I want to remove is supporting nothing above itself?

Many thanks

 

[Blagard]

I would be inclined to ask your Building Control officer anyway.

Personally I would think it would be unnecessary, however, there may be a situation where the chimney breast still contributes to the structural integrity of the attached wall in a way that makes it's removal undesirable, without some other work being carried out.

 

[Static]

Most if not nearlly all chimney's act as lateral subility for a house so thought needs to be taken with any removal that your building is still stable..