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DIY Help Chimney Lintel Advice

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  1. Artorias

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    I have tore down part of the wall to smooth it over and lose the chimney breast feature and allow space for a couch.

    There is a chimney behind the wall(gyprock) though and the lintel and brick work for it protrude by an inch and a half. Could I trim/shave the front edge of the lintel off and the brick work?
     
  2. Lion1961 Bookmaker

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    How thick is the Lintel? Brickwork is easily trimmed back but a Lintel needs a minimum width which is obviously load bearing. Concrete lintels are not so easy to trim back.
     
  3. Lion1961 Bookmaker

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    If you can post up a picture it'd be easier to see what can / can't be done.
     
  4. Artorias

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    Aye, I had to raggle a concrete wall once and it was punishing work. I have been trying to figure out how to add a pic hehe.
     
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    Disc cutter with diamond blade should do the trick. Cut small lines horizontally and vertically and them small chisel to cut it back. Problem to watch out for is reinforcing bar inside the concrete. If there you'd need to change the blade to metal cutting
     
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    Managed to upload pics. Thanks for those tips!
     
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    Is that Gas pipes? Bricks will be 215mm long and lintel probably same thickness so that can be cut back without any real problems.

    If in doubt get the pipes checked that they are not live
     
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    The pipes are all dead. Thanks for the help! time to get the grinder out :54:
     
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    Did I mention asbestos? Was nice knowing you. :56:
     
  11. Artorias

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    hehe... is there likely to be asbestos present?!
     
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  13. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Mate, would be easier and quicker to just frame it out and gyproc over it.
     
  14. Tim-Time 1888 Always look on the bright side of Life Gold Member

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    "Just cutting this lintel back now.. I'll be finished in 5 mins so stick the kettle on ... "








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  15. Artorias

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    I know, and as a last resort I'll do that. I want to have the wall flat the whole way along. It's a wee 1 bedroom flat and the living room has a massive radiator on one side and that daft fire place on the other. So not a decent place to put a couch. Worse case I'll gyp over that wee bit of framing thats left.
     
  16. Mr. Slippyfist

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    What's the full size of the wall mate including the flume?

    I was more meaning if you want it entirely flat, you'd be as well just framing out the FULL wall out to flush with the chimney flume, then just gyp right over the lot, saves all that cutting about, plus yer hoose will be * full of BLACK soot as soon as ye start cutting.
     
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    Ah right, that's maybe an idea. If the cutting is too much then I might end up doing that, cheers.
     
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    He seems to be trying to create space more than anything, going by the OP.
     
  19. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Honestly mate, I wouldn't even bother entertaining doing any cutting.

    Going from the picture, if you were to frame out the entire wall (including flume) doesn't look like you'd be losing too much space (hazarding a guess, but looks like from the lintel to yer back wall is probably between 20-40mm?

    Take out the iron fireplace, get rid of the brick hearth at the bottom, take the pipes out and then take that existing wooden framing out, then frame yer walls out flush to the brick and lintel.

    Wee bit a dot/dab over the brick, some framing timber, few sheets a plasterboard, screws and insulation and yer sorted.
     
  20. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Yes, by cutting back the lintel flush to the wall behind it - * of a lot a work all for the sake of about 15mm.
     
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