Chimney Breast Removals

The paths of two flues as they passed through a chimney breast that was removed Sometimes it is necessary to remove a chimney breast in order to make a Loft Conversion feasible. Sometimes people remove them just to create more space. Whatever the reason there is no avoiding the fact that it is disruptive, dirty and potentially dangerous work. As ever good planning, preparation and communication are key to ensuring the job goes smoothly and disruption is kept to a minimum. We

Take a good look around most suburban areas in the southeast and you can find at least one example of an ugly loft conversion or extension spoiling the appearance of the street. As you might expect a planning system has developed over the years that aims to prevent the proliferation of such eyesores whilst at the same time continuing to encourage homeowners to spend money developing their homes. The key thing to understand about the planning system is that all development wor