Removing Metal Chimney Flue

Either way you will need to get up to the chimney pot to do this.

Removing metal chimney flue.

To remove a chimney breast at ground or first floor you must first support the chimney adequately. It took some time but if done with patience it can. The reason for removing a fireplace may vary but many reasons may be that extra space is needed the fireplace is damaged or you just do not use it often enough. This is the way we removed the metal flue ourselves.

If you have a defunct or dormant fireplace or woodstove in your home or a derelict chimney from a heating device that is already gone you can make a bit more space in your home and reduce the chances of leakage in your roof by pulling out the chimney. We re removing this fireplace unit to install a higher efficiency low emission fireplace. Depending upon how it is connected will depend nohow easy it is to remove. Full removals require a lot of extra structural reinforcement as it.

A full removal involves getting rid of the entire structure and often leads to extra space in rooms where the breast is intruding. This part is only a tiny portion of the actual chimney structure. Removing the liner from the flue is a good idea as this is somewhere where condensation can build up up as it gets cold. The house was built in 1980 and i m sure this was the original fireplace.

A gathered flue to a central stack. If it helps at all the firebox and chimney are made by heatilator and the metal chimney sections which are about 48 each are heatilator mark 700 metal chimney sections. A metal chimney is much easier to remove than a masonry chimney. The flue is most likely connected to a clamp of chimney cowl at the level of the pot.

Removing a fireplace or a chimney is certainly a job you can do yourself. Gallows brackets should only be used if. The stack must be properly supported and the gallows bracket illustrated below is a common method. When you place a metal flue on the exterior of the home the flue is much cooler and will condense the flue gases at a much higher rate than an interior chimney or flue.

In other words there will be a lot of water inside the metal flue and over time the water will lead to rust and damage.