GS Renovation removes chimney breasts across Hammersmith and Fulham, from the Edwardian terraces of Parsons Green to the Victorian streets of Shepherd's Bush. With over 30 years of structural experience in W6, W12, W14 and SW6, we take out redundant breasts safely, support the stack above and leave the room squared off and replastered.
Removing a chimney breast in Hammersmith and Fulham
Most of the borough's bay-fronted terraces still carry their original chimney breasts in the reception rooms and bedrooms, and because the breast helps support the masonry stack above, it cannot simply be hacked out. We begin every job with a structural engineer's assessment of what is bearing on the breast, so the retained stack is never left unsupported once the lower section is gone.
On the lower floors we support the stack that remains with steel gallows brackets bolted into the party wall, or a small beam where brackets are unsuitable. In many W12 and SW6 houses where the stack runs full height and the flues are long redundant, we more often remove the whole stack and make good the roof, which frees floor space on every level.
Party wall and building control in W6
Across Fulham, Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush the terraces are built wall-to-wall, so the chimney stack almost always sits within the party wall shared with the house next door. Removing the breast or bolting gallows brackets into that shared wall is notifiable under the Party Wall Act, so we serve notice on the neighbour before any work begins.
The structural support is notifiable under the Building Regulations, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council's building control signs off the brackets or beam, not the planning department. We manage the lot: the engineer's calculations, the party wall notices, safe removal and propping, capping any redundant flue with ventilation to prevent damp, and replastering so there is no trace the breast was ever there.
- Steel beam support where brackets are unsuitable
- Full chimney stack removal and roof making good
- Structural engineer calculations
- Party Wall Act notices for shared stacks
- Making good, plastering and reinstating the wall
Why Hammersmith and Fulham Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Hammersmith and Fulham homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat chimney breast removal as the structural job it is. You get an engineer-designed support solution, party wall and building control handled end to end, tidy working in an occupied W6 or SW6 home, and a fully certified, replastered result, backed by 30-plus years across the borough.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Over 30 years of experience
- Dedicated project management
- Fully insured and guaranteed work
- Building control and planning support
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople