removal of chimney breast
 

i wish to remove a chimney breast at my property.

i am a confident good d i yer and understand the method of introducing
"gallowes brackets"to support the remaining stack.

the only question i have is as follows.

The building regulations state that there must be a 25 mm section of 3
; 1 mortar mix between the ramining stack and the 6 mm seel plate in
top of the brackets. with this in mind at what level do you temporary
support the stack with the steel props. do you bang in the props in
the next couse of bricks above.

if any kind person could give me the answer i will be most gretful.

regards

t.morgan
London

morgflush wrote:
i wish to remove a chimney breast at my property.

i am a confident good d i yer and understand the method of introducing
"gallowes brackets"to support the remaining stack.

the only question i have is as follows.

The building regulations state that there must be a 25 mm section of 3
; 1 mortar mix between the ramining stack and the 6 mm seel plate in
top of the brackets. with this in mind at what level do you temporary
support the stack with the steel props. do you bang in the props in
the next couse of bricks above.

if any kind person could give me the answer i will be most gretful.

regards

t.morgan
London

First and formost...

In England and Wales, under the Party Wall etc. Act (1996), the written
consent of the owners of a neighbouring house must be received before some
projects can begin. Consider taking the advice of a surveyor with
experience of this legislation.

In article . com,
says...
i wish to remove a chimney breast at my property.

i am a confident good d i yer and understand the method of introducing
"gallowes brackets"to support the remaining stack.

the only question i have is as follows.

The building regulations state that there must be a 25 mm section of 3
; 1 mortar mix between the ramining stack and the 6 mm seel plate in
top of the brackets. with this in mind at what level do you temporary
support the stack with the steel props. do you bang in the props in
the next couse of bricks above.

if any kind person could give me the answer i will be most gretful.

Why not just fit a few 25mm packing pieces, mortar between them then
knock them out and fill the gaps? There's probably a good reason you
can't do it like this, but it seems the easiest way to me.

In article ,
ben wrote:
morgflush wrote:
i wish to remove a chimney breast at my property.

i am a confident good d i yer and understand the method of introducing
"gallowes brackets"to support the remaining stack.

the only question i have is as follows.

The building regulations state that there must be a 25 mm section of 3
; 1 mortar mix between the ramining stack and the 6 mm seel plate in
top of the brackets. with this in mind at what level do you temporary
support the stack with the steel props. do you bang in the props in
the next couse of bricks above.

First and formost...

In England and Wales, under the Party Wall etc. Act (1996), the written
consent of the owners of a neighbouring house must be received before some
projects can begin. Consider taking the advice of a surveyor with
experience of this legislation.

I don't know if this is an urban myth or not, though its supposed genesis is
close enough for me to check directly, but apparently someones' neighbours
decided to enlarge their room by removing their half of an adjoining wall.
presumably without consent and producing, I would imagine, an unhappy state of
affair.

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