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Removing fireplace

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  • 23-02-2008 3:13pm
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    oxygen_old
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    Hey. I have one of those old houses with a fireplace in each room. A big one in the sitting room, and a smaller one in each of the other rooms. I was thinking of removing the fireplace in the small room, including the back of the fireplace, and using it for storage, maybe even build in shelves.

    Any one got any experience, advice in removing fireplaces?

    Thanks


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    ircoha
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    Moving the FP is okay as long as u leave a small vent in the infill to allow some air up the chimney.

    Removing the chimney breast is generally not easily done as the chimney breast supports the full height of the chimney


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    oxygen_old
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    ircoha wrote: »
    Moving the FP is okay as long as u leave a small vent in the infill to allow some air up the chimney.

    Removing the chimney breast is generally not easily done as the chimney breast supports the full height of the chimney

    By chimney breast, do you mean, the external bricks? What I want to remove, is the back of the fireplace, you know the black part, to make a bit more space behind it.


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