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It costs a bomb to remove the entire stack properly all the way up to the loft and beyond, with associated structural remedies. Not many people bother.
I also hate the fact that our house is riddled with them. We’re at the tail end of planning a side return & loft extension, had full removal and partial removal costed by several people and to do it properly would have munched ~25% of our entire budget. I’m sticking with the ‘characterful original feature’ line.
Friends of ours had just a single stack removed all the way up, freeing up space in the living room, bedroom above and loft. Cost over £30K all in.
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Does anyone have any nice references for victorian houses where the refurb takes out the chimney breasts and fireplaces?
I absolutely loathe them and have little understanding for why people insist on keeping these things that take up huge chunks of space and determine entirely the layout of your house.
Google is failing me.