We are planning to replace an old Roslagsspis with a modern insert with glass on both sides. To use the full depth, however, I need to cut the bricks where I've marked. The brick pillar is ~12cm deep and we need to shorten it by 4cm to make it level with the back wall of the fireplace.
The question is: will the fireplace survive the operation, or am I about to demolish my chimney stack?
There's probably an iron at the bottom of the opening, and then the question is how far in it goes on the wing. 4 cm isn't much, most likely the iron goes in as far as the stone visible there. They usually aren't that stingy. Place a support in the middle of the part that is towards this side of the photo and chisel out at the top edge towards the outside, a narrow groove towards the outside, then you can follow the iron and it stays in place on the rest.
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