Chimney breast removals - steel installation required

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on August 27, 2020 at 20:53

Back in 2015, we did up a newly acquired rental property. The chimney had been removed from the ground floor and since the apparently small risk of collapse wasn't going to be borne by us, the chimney above it needed making safe.

We already had builders engaged on site. But we got specialist company Hylton Chimneys in to insert a steel beam that spanned the length of the back addition. Once it was in place, our builders removed the chimney breast beneath it. 

The work got the required building control certificate and five years on, everything is still standing!

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Permalink Reply by Brian Ahearne on August 28, 2020 at 5:57

Thanks Hugh. Much appreciated.

Brian

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Permalink Reply by Elisa on January 18, 2021 at 14:04

Hi Brian, 

looking for a structural engineer for a similar project. Would you recommend the one you used? If so, could you please pass on their details? Many thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Ahearne on January 22, 2021 at 7:58

HI Elisa, I used Kemal https://ekaengineers.co.uk/team-member/kemalerturk/

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Permalink Reply by Elisa on January 22, 2021 at 9:09

Thanks, Brian! 

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Permalink Reply by Chris McGowan on June 23, 2021 at 10:56

Hi which builder did you go with to do the work? Many thanks assume Kemal was the engineer only. Many thanks 

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