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[Swizzlenap]

Hi all,

I am going to re-open a fireplace which has been bricked up. The chimneys in the building have been capped and we do not intend to uncap them. The fireplace will be purely decorative. Do I still have to do anything under building regs?

Cheers,
Norman.

[kbrownie]

Hi as long as you do not intend to remove any structual part of the fireplace ie supporting lintels, you should be okay to open it up.
KB