Victorian semi detached, To Knock through or Not
Hello all
I have been toying with the idea of knocking through from our current kitchen to the adjacent dining room to make a larger kitchen diner.
We have had mixed opinions with it wrecking the style of the property, just wanted to see other peoples opinions.
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You would need to consult a structural engineer before removing a fireplace or chimney stack and surrounding walls. 1 or 2 steel beams would be able to hold the floor and chimney stack above, or the chimney stack could be fully removed on all upper floors. But you could combine the rooms without removing the chimney stack, for cost saving/structural reasons or to keep it as a feature. It would definitely be a good idea to incorporate part of the existing hallway as this only serves to connect to the kitchen anyway. So I have done a couple of quick sketches to show some options for this:
But knocking through the chimney would definitely give you a more flexible and better space to work with, and I don't think it will affect the character of the property! Here is another sketch to show 1 possible layout for this!
Please let me know what you think?
And I wish you all the best with your project!!Phill
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