Hmm we are looking at getting a chimney removed ground floor only (as don't want to mess up children's bedroom upstairs) but comments from a neighbour are putting me off - it's a single skin brick wall and apparently the chimney breast helps keep it solid, so even with a steel he was sceptical.
Anyone ever had any issues after removing? We had a structural engineer round but they didn't fill me with confidence, said it would be fine though (with a steel)
My parents took the ground floor chimney breast out, adding a beam, of their Victorian single skin brick house about 30 years ago and it's still standing.
Hmm we are looking at getting a chimney removed ground floor only (as don't want to mess up children's bedroom upstairs) but comments from a neighbour are putting me off - it's a single skin brick wall and apparently the chimney breast helps keep it solid, so even with a steel he was sceptical.
Anyone ever had any issues after removing? We had a structural engineer round but they didn't fill me with confidence, said it would be fine though (with a steel)