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part chimmey removal

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:01 am
by fatdogs
can any advise me on if it is sound for me to part remove a down stairs chimmey breast which is about 1.2 in length and around 300 in depth and i won't to remove about 10 inches of the side to allow more room, can i install a gallow between the foor to the up stairs to surpport the rest of the stack
many thanks if you can help

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:48 pm
by stoneyboy
fatdogs,
Get a surveyor in to check what you want to do - forum members will not be able to advise you from your description.
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:50 pm
by rosebery
I think you are asking for trouble frankly.

Get yourself some first-hand (ie someone comes and looks at it) structural advice.

Cheers