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Just had a structural engineer in ours to look at the same thing and the answer was "yes you need a steel". Not yet found out from the builder how much that will cost....
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I've looked into it but not got round to it. There seemed to be quite a few hoops to jump through with party wall agreements and consideration about what had been done to next door's chimney (assuming it is on a party wall).
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I'll dig out how much it cost to take out ground floor chimney, without ceiling repair. Should have the price for fitting a beam by the end of the week too.
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I'm not a structural engineer but wouldn't the cost/simplicity of removing the chimney breast above the relevant room be similar or less (in cost, more simplicity...) than getting a steel in below to support it? Seeing as there's zero point in having a dud chimney breast taking up space. I know you said you don't need the space back upstairs, but then it's just done anyway.
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Has anyone ever had a wall with a chimney in it removed? I am very interested in learning how much it cost.
The wall in question is not load bearing either side of the chimney stack, but the chimney stack is right in the middle of it.
I do not need the space from the chimney back upstairs, so am happy to keep that in place, but do understand that the weight of this would mean i will need a steel I beam in to support it.
Any relevant experience welcome!