keep chimney breast or mot??
Hi there, we are extending the lounge which will take up the patio area as far as the outside wall on the right. The result will be a much bigger rectangle lounge for our older children and to accommodate friends/family. Question is do we keep the chimney breast or not?? My husband wants to remove it but I’m worried I will loose character from the room and the room could end up looking soulless?? Comments/advice welcome please.
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Alison Roberts
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Ideas for our chimney breast.
Comments (2)If its essentially redundant i would remove it to free up the space and have your stove freestanding. Ours is freestanding on a tiled hearth and looks great and the extra space really does make a difference....See MoreOpen plan kitchen diner...incorporating existing chimney breast
Comments (6)Hi there, we deal with this issue on a daily basis, generally we will always try to remove the chimney either to roof space or entirely (including roof stack on main roof). These options do of course involve the party wall and advice and guidance is needed. We do provide our own free PDF advice here. Failing to remove the chimney, you can as you mentioned, have shelving units etc. along that same wall to hide the chimney. Alternatively, you could use the money saved from the removal to purchase a heating system which could be fitted within the existing chimney flue (just a thought!). One piece of advice (hope this isn't out of turn!), your extension beyond the rear of 1500mm internally is a very minimal gain for the expense of the steel work involved in removing the rear wall of your property. We would generally advise against such extensions as you are not gaining enough floor space for the cost of works involved. The only way to save on some of the fabrication/steel costs would be to have a support post where your two large steel beams will meet, this then may impact the open feel you are trying to achieve! If you would like to discuss this further please don't hesitate to get in contact....See MoreChimney breast / Fireplace / Kitchen question
Comments (7)Here's a few more photos taken when we did the inspection. Might help get a bit more perspective :) It would definitely be a huge hassle to remove. The previous owners had a kitchen table on one side but I'd like a bit of separation and not to be sitting right next to a wall. On the other side they had a ginormous tv (which my Mom is modeling next to) I was thinking that possibly exposing the brick and putting a through fireplace on the other side might make it flow better and give it some character. But then I'm left with the question of where to have the kitchen table....See MoreWhat do you think? Paper chimney breast or back wall?
Comments (7)The more 'colourful' the colours are, the more they start to jump about and interact, What this means is that the more blue your walls look, the more orange your sofa will look. The bluer your walls, the more orange your floor will look etc. Warm and cool colours - it's all relative. A hot orange will look cooler when white is added. A blue will look warmer if it is dark etc. You can see from the image below that the contrast in hue between the hague blue and the sofa and floor is quite stimulating, I wouldn't think this room would be improved with a patterned wallpaper. I agree with Daisy that a colour from the paper would make it coherent....See More
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2 years agoWhat would you gain by removing it? You’d still have shelves, TV and some sort of cupboard/cabinet on that wall presumably? You lose the alcove spaces by getting rid of a chimney breast. You could think about an electric fire insert with a wall-mounted TV above, depends what style you’re going for! X
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