How can you most easily remove the bricks from the fireplace? It is built up with white stones on the existing chimney breast and also enlarged, so it is very deep and takes up a lot of space. The extension is only in this room and not in the attic. Tried to chip away, but... then I got hold of a demolition hammer, but it was incredibly heavy to work with. The idea is to install an insert instead for more efficient heating. Any tips on tools or similar?
A car machine is indeed the right tool, but once you've taken down the outer shell, there is still quite a bit of work left to somehow restore a usable surface, as there is no ready-made thing underneath.
A demolition hammer is indeed the right tool, but once you've removed the outer layer, there will likely still be quite a bit of work left to somehow restore a usable surface since there isn't something ready-made underneath.
Suggestions for a lighter yet effective demolition hammer? The one I got hold of now I can't manage to hold in a horizontal position. The backside of the chimney is exposed and currently in a newly renovated kitchen. It's orange brick and likely the same brick around the original chimney. There's probably an opening in the room behind where we need to insert pipes from the wood stove.
If you're going to have an insert, isn't it better not to knock it down?
Not going to knock down the entire chimney, only the white extra embellishment that has been added on top of the original, as well as the extra extension that juts out a few meters.
Now we have chipped away most of the white stones. Underneath, there's a puzzle of extra stones, white and red. It's likely there's some kind of metal sheet at the back. The opening to the chimney stack is probably high up. We need to see how it looks before we decide which solution to choose. It will probably be more difficult to remove the red bricks.
It's likely not a problem to knock it down and install a stove, but if you're going to have an insert, you need the open fireplace to install it in.
The open fireplace is large and bulky. Considering a modern tiled stove or an insert with an opening on three sides since we have the dining room around the corner. If we install an insert, it is 40 cm less in depth, giving us more space in the room.
Now we have hacked away most of the white stones. Underneath, it's a puzzle of extra stones, white and red. There is probably some sort of metal sheet at the very back. The opening to the chimney probably lies high up. We need to see how it looks before we decide on which solution to take. It will probably be more difficult to remove the red bricks
Now we've encountered a huge problem. When we removed part of the inner ceiling and saw more of how it looked above, it seems like they've extended the chimney on the roof, probably to make it look bigger. It's wider than the chimney, and the question is how much can be safely removed underneath without affecting the top section. We've supported the sides with Lekastones, but do we need to support the front/towards the room? Since we're installing a stove with glass on all three sides, we can't build support in front of the side glass.
IIndustriteknik said:
Now we have hacked away most of the white stones. Underneath, it's a puzzle of extra stones, white and red. There is probably some sort of metal sheet at the very back. The opening to the chimney probably lies high up. We need to see how it looks before we decide on which solution to take. It will probably be more difficult to remove the red bricks
Stefan N said:
