Dangerous Chimney (no.2)
In this video, Hylton shows us another property where a a dangerous DIY job had to be repaired to properly support the chimney with a pair of gallows brackets and concrete lintels. A survey on the property had revealed that the work done was unsafe. Two chimney breasts were removed on the upper and lower […]
Dangerous Chimney
In this video, Hylton shows you how we repaired a dangerous DIY jobs and made a dangerous chimney safe again. The video also shows you the work after it had been finished. The new owner of this property discovered that the chimney breast had been taken out in the bedroom below but that it had […]
3 Chimney Breasts
In this short video, Hylton shows you a property where we took out three chimney breasts and used two Gallow brackets to support the remaining chimney. This time, the skip was on the road, which means that we had to have a permit from the council for that. The chimney breasts took up a fair […]
2 Chimneys and 1 RSJ
In this video, Hylton shows us a slightly different method to safeguard the remaining chimney in the loft: here, a 4 meter long steel beam was fitted from the spine wall to the external wall. This was done to the council’s satisfaction. Two chimney breasts were removed, one in the downstairs dining room and one […]