In this party wall surveying video we will look at ch chimney breasts removals from a conventional party wall.
Stacked stone chimney breast.
Because the chimney breast has a more severe exposure to rain and particularly snow it needs more coats of waterproofing.
This type of chimney can be used with all types of solid fuel fires and stoves and gas fires too.
Removing an internal chimney breast however is a mess job.
One is that water based materials cost considerably less than solvent based materials.
Using fake brick and stone is a smart way to give chimneys a facelift easily and economically.
It will create lots of dust and debris so the room should be cleared and sealed off from the rest of the property as much as possible.
This is for a couple reasons.
With semi detached and terrace properties chimney breasts are often built back to back between individual properties where this is so 4 fireplaces in property will appear as 2 rows of 4 chimney pots on the chimney stack which will be shared by adjoining properties.
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If your building is listed or in a conservation area you may need consent get the chimney rendered lowered or capped.
Chimney breast removal is one of the most com.
Stone chimneys that are leaning out of alignment or clearly have large cracks in them will almost certainly need to be rebuilt.
Rebuilding a chimney in stone is the preferred solution if the repair is to last.
Most waterproofing used these days is water based material.
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A class 1 chimney is common in houses built up until the 1960s.
If the chimney breast you want to decorate is situated in the kitchen like one of ours a fantastic use of space is to open up a portion of the wall and fit a freestanding or counter top stove within it.
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They consist of a brick built stack situated on either an internal or external wall and containing multiple flues for multiple fires although the fires cannot share a flue.