Are There Any Specific Chimney Breast Supports Needed?

We must have a structural engineer evaluate or survey the structure first before we can begin installing the necessary support so that a set of verified structural calculations can be developed to determine what loads need to be sustained and so on and so forth. You can’t just estimate what the right chimney breast support system is without these calculations.

Manchester Structural Builders, one of the finest and most reliable chimney breast removal companies in Manchester, never guesses. To ensure that all of the work is done safely and in accordance with rules, we follow an engineer’s instructions.

We can use a chimney breast gallows bracket or perhaps a steel beam or RSJ support depending on the project. A structural engineer’s opinion is critical in determining how best to sustain what is left of the building. There are instances, though, when no help is needed. If the whole chimney breast, including the chimney stack on top, is being removed from the ground and all the way through the roof, this may be the situation. In this case, just the roof would need to be repaired, and the floors where the breast was would need to be repaired as well. Some lateral restraint may also be needed depending on the position of the breast and structural configuration.