The TV bracket can be mounted on the original wall of the fireplace. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. I needed the hole to be about 1.8m in height and the existing lintel was much lower. She has to wear them while she's driving the wrecking ball. Again, not sure how much that cost. The weight of the small area you are removing will be redistributed and carried easily. The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice a discrete chimney extractor which is the Bosch Serie 4. Now mark out the opening to the size you want and where the lintel is to be situated[which will be just above the opening],cut out ONLY the area where the lintel is going to sit. Another more affordable chimney breast idea if you don't have a fireplace, is to decorate the area with candles, lanterns, bunting and vases. If you're laying a hearth for example, make sure it doesn't extend too far into the centre of the room, keep it narrow, so you have more walking space. to your chimney breast is by getting bespoke shelves built in to your alcoves. I hope this has given you lots of ideas for decorating your chimney breast! It's not a shared chimney though - although in the last 10 yrs he's probably thwacked one down in his time! Chimney & Masonry Services http://www.prolinerangehoods.com/This video demonstrates how to cut and resize a chimney for a range hood. Chimney breast definition is - a part of a wall that extends out into a room to cover a chimney. Another way to add value (and a whole load of character!) My local council...... is this slightly OTT? This will give you the height you need to cut your apron to (normally about 50mm –100mm up the existing chimney). An obvious one but not to be discounted too quickly as it will add value to your property. TV, sound bar, logs, kindling, and has plenty of storage for family photos, plants, books and more! noooody? A UK Interior Blog documenting the house renovation and home decoration ideas of Fifi’s 1930s semi detached. You don’t. Do not vent air up immediately in front of the fire opening. Ok here’s the situation. We help renovators create their dream homes. I personally adore this look – when homeowners decide to wallpaper their chimney breast with an incredible pattern instead of paint. With 4 rooms of this house having chimney breasts, I got lots of opportunity to try different ways of decorating them, so in this post I want to share 10 chimney breast ideas to help get you inspired for ways to decorate yours! In this case, it was that the masonry around the door frames had shifted, causing the doorways to be out of square. CONSTANCE ROUND MIRROR - LAURA ASHLEY - IMAGE: FIFI MCGEE. Some photos showing the layout. Seems a shame to not do something with it as it takes up space but someone said its about 3k to have it removed per level and there are 2 other floors above a bit. Well, I know removing a chimney breast is expensive because, often the joists for the floor above are built into it and, ... We didn't need to do anything else though - managed to get an extractor to fit into space and had to put a liner in chimney for the extraction. A comfy sofa and a place to relax and watch TV. noddy's got her goggles and ear protectors on. We've also removed upstairs too...I think it's less troublesome if you only want to do downs stairs (but don't quote me on that!) We moved in to our 1930s fixer upper in 2016 and we've been renovating it – from grantastic to fantastic! I know it's the outside rather than the inside that you want to do but, I'm sure it'd give a similar effect. Message deleted by MNHQ. It's also a job you can do your self with a masonry drill and cold chisel. It is a shared chimney. Then there was lots of plastering required on the chimney breast and in the hole. We bought a Rangemaster Kitchener 90 cooker which is gas on top and electric on the bottom, with two electric ovens it’s an incredible machine. I don't need to remove the whole chimney breast, just create a square hole to a height that i can put a cooker in. It's about waist high with a woodburning stove in the space as it is. Still no wiser on shared chimney though - sorry. They were untouched and primed for us to experiment on with different chimney breast and alcove ideas. I was wondering if I could get a normal cabinet and get my joiner to cut it down to fit so there was effectively a shallow shelf that I could keep spices etc but I have no idea if this would work! OH - be very wary of knocking around with chimney breasts and removing very much of them. Right, so who should I get in to tell me what's what? Commonly, the sketch to the left presents what you need we installing a wood burner into an existing chimney. This is the rectangular recess in the chimney breast into which the fireback is fitted, which can be quite large in pre-Georgian houses but gradually reduced in size to no more than three square-feet in modest Victorian houses, and smaller still thereafter. Wise old lady. At least then you won't find yourself staring at your mistakes when you’re watching TV in the living room! The brickwork on a chimney breast of a 1900s house will be solid brick (not veneer). We commissioned a local carpenter to design us the ultimate chimney breast storage plan. Was it an expensive job and, if it was a shared chimney breast, did the work require party wall consent or would that just be for removal of chimney breast? Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines. 4. If you were feeling really creative you could do it in herring bone. To cut chicken breast into strips, use a sharp chef’s knife that’s at least 8 to 10 inches long. This dimension will help you work out which course to cut out to accept your lead. Aim for half the cross section of the flue as a minimum. If you’re stuck for colour schemes, we have a resource available “The Colour Swatch" that provides loads of paint colour schemes ideas for your home. I think there will only be about 10-15cm in front of the chimney breast and I would think minimum depth of a kitchen cabinet is 30cm? There's different design ideas you can adopt to combat this though. What sold the property to us in the first place were the period features, the deep alcoves and wide chimney breasts. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Sorry - he doesn't know about the party wall agreement. Joists are rarely built into chimney breasts and are generally trimmed round with mortice and tenons etc but there can be exceptions. 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