So, I want to take down an unused chimney at the back of my house.

It used to have the boiler from the Titanic at the bottom of it but that's has been replaced with a wall mounted combi 1% of the size and 100x the efficiency elsewhere.


Sorry for the picture quality.


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Any other hints and tips?

I've ordered a scaffold tower (yes, I know a ladder would have done- I'm a wuss!).

Any other tips on removing it? I want to save the bricks to re-use elsewhere?

I've bought timber to replace the hole in the joists, breathable membrane to fill in the gap in the felt, battons, roof tiles and aluminium nails.

Got a bucket and rope to lower the bricks etc. down.


Anything else I've forgotten?


Thanks!
James

Tie the tower to the building - not the chimney ( yes I have done that or similar) The chimney might come down with a bang if it has acid corrosion from an old boiler. Don't get neurotic about it just position yourself carefully until you are sure its stable.
Have fun its a good feeling doing stuff like this.
Cheers!

Don't wear anything you want to keep, if that chimney ever had a coal fire up it its going to be a very messy business.

And, its probably the weight of the concrete capping that's keeping it all together.

Enjoy!

Are you removing it internally as well right down to ground level?

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Originally posted by nick205
Are you removing it internally as well right down to ground level?

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Chimneys tend to be pretty structural to a lot of houses..... I'd be very wary of removing it internally without a proper survey to see what is leaning against the chimney!

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I have removed a few of these, the advice about tying the scaffold is sound. Usually they have to be caped off if anything remains below roof level as they can act as a fire conduit to and roof or ceiling space. One of the issues can be the lintel on the top but I see none on your chimney. Watch out for and undesirable fire proof material. Remove the lead flashing of course and fill in the sarking and repair the felt (or is that a Scottish ting). Make sure you have enough roof tiles of a matching kind.

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Chimneys tend to be pretty structural to a lot of houses..... I'd be very wary of removing it internally without a proper survey to see what is leaning against the chimney!

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yeah that will be adding a lot of stiffness to the wall, i'd only take down whats above the roof

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Chimneys tend to be pretty structural to a lot of houses..... I'd be very wary of removing it internally without a proper survey to see what is leaning against the chimney!

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Quick update....


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Getting there.

Thanks for the advice, will finish up and put the roof in properly this weekend I hope!

James