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Moving hot water cylinder, maybe into loft, maybe removing chimney
Owain wrote:
wrote: 1950s 3-bed semi. ... Then there's the chimney/fireplace. It would be nice to have a square room. The gas fire in the room below has been disconnected because we don't use it and the room now has door across so no suitable vent to that part. However, removing chimney in the back bedroom (not in room below, because don't want to redecorate there) sounds like a big messy job - is it worth it? Probably yes, as this will give you a better proportioned room and more space. That's what we thought, but... However, removing the chimney breast in the room is the easy part - the awkward part is supporting the chimney above, which will usually require a structural engineer's input. Such a job would be subject to Building Control. If the chimney is against the shared wall in the semi it might not be possible to remove it depending on the arrangement of your and your neighbour's flues, and the Party Wall Act will apply. I google-grouped for removing a chimney breat after I posted, and started to think it was a bad idea. (I'd already googled for moving HWC before I posted, which is why I posted - good advice and recommendations, but little indication of what is _worth_ the time/effort/money given the present system is working; little about the _disadvantages_ of mains pressure hot water, and no one saying how well a raised cold tank and HWC worked for them). You might want to consider carefully retaining the option to have a gas fire in the living room below, especially if you are likely to sell, as this is a "feature" liked by many buyers. I was slightly worried about that - slightly worried about that room as a whole - but putting doors across it wasn't as drastic as ripping the chimney out would be. Still totally undecided about the HWC. Cheers, David. P.S. I don't ask for advice on here and then do nothing - lots of electrical work and filling successfully carried out just before part P thanks to responses on here the other year! |
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