Before Removing Your Chimney- Consider These Aspects!
While standing outside your home talking to your neighbour about your house renovation; you glance at your chimney and say: “Its about time I got rid of that relic, Mate!” Fair Thought. After all: They are nothing more than an ornamental aspect of your house. It allows you to open up more valuable bedroom space. Keeping it intact proves more costly- the cost of a fireplace installation/stove, as well as its lining, will require lots of expense- something which far offsets the cost of removing it . During natural calamities like earthquakes, having a chimney only increases the risk of structural house damage- even sudden collapses that could prove detrimental to your family. But the important question here is - “ ARE REMOVING CHIMNEYS EASY?” They can be, provided you don’t try to do it on your own and keep these crucial considerations in mind prior to going for it. Read On! The “Chimney BREAST” Your chimney breast is both the visible and vital part of the constr