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Opening up fireplace in 18th century cottage restoration

HU-726737983
3 years ago

Hi, can anyone advise me on opening up this fireplace?


It is a party wall and I have been round to the neighbour's side and they have a woodburning stove in the same place.


I am therefore unsure how far back I need to go?


As you can see in the pictures the lintel is broken and needs repairing. My building inspector advised me to replace but I would prefer to keep the original one. Has anyone fixed a cracked lintel like mine and if so how?


Also, I'm looking into installing a fire stove with a back boiler to heat my property and domestic water. Has anyone done this and found it is efficient?


By the way, the door has just been placed there temporary there isn't a doorway that close.


Many thanks


Sarah





Comment (1)

  • Kylie S
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Hi Sarah, the cracked lintel is probably the reason the fire has been bricked up like that - it's a major structural problem and means the lintel cannot do its job anymore so definitely will need replacing or supporting with an additional lintel underneath. Also, while it looks to me fairly obvious that you will need to take out all the bricks that are currently in place to make space put in a new woodburner, you would need professional advice to undertake work like this - especially as you have an extremely heavy broken lintel being held up by the bricks making it risky to fiddle with them. But it's a custom job every time to reinstate a fireplace as it relies a lot on the condition of the chimney, the way that it's constructed etc; so I doubt there will be any reliable advice anyone can give you from a few photos. Get a professional in (perhaps the fire supply co?) to come and look at it for you, inspect the flue, etc. Best of luck.

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