GS Renovation removes chimney breasts throughout New Malden's 1930s and interwar homes, reclaiming space in bedrooms and reception rooms across KT3. With over 30 years of structural experience in Kingston upon Thames, we take out redundant breasts, properly support the stack that remains above, and leave the room squared off and ready to decorate.
Chimney breast removal in New Malden's semis
Many New Malden semis still carry their original 1930s chimney breasts, projecting into a bedroom or the through lounge and eating into otherwise generous rooms. Because the breast helps support the brickwork and stack above, we never simply cut it out. A structural engineer first checks what load it carries, then we design a support that holds the retained masonry safely once the lower breast is gone.
On these interwar houses the breast very often sits within the party wall shared with the adjoining semi. Where a chunk of stack is retained above, we bolt steel gallows brackets into that party wall to carry it, or fit a short beam where brackets are unsuitable. Where the stack serves no purpose and runs full height, removing it entirely and making the roof good is frequently the tidier answer.
Party wall and building control in KT3
Because the chimney stack usually stands in the shared party wall of a New Malden semi, removal is notifiable under the Party Wall Act. Fixing gallows brackets or otherwise cutting into that wall affects your neighbour's property, so notice must be served on the adjoining owner before work begins. We prepare and serve those notices as a standard part of the job.
The structural support is a building regulations matter, and Kingston Council building control inspects the brackets or beam and signs the work off. No planning permission is needed for this internal work. We manage the whole sequence: engineer's assessment, party wall notice, safe removal and propping, capping any redundant flue with ventilation to prevent damp, then plastering so no trace of the breast remains.
- Chimney breast removal on one or all floors
- Gallows bracket support for the stack above
- Steel beam support where brackets are unsuitable
- Full chimney stack removal and roof making good
- Structural engineer calculations
The GS Renovation Difference in New Malden
New Malden homeowners choose GS Renovation because we treat chimney breast removal as the structural job it is. You get an engineer-approved support solution with gallows brackets bolted into the semi's party wall, party wall notices and Kingston building control handled end to end, tidy working in an occupied home, and a certified result backed by 30+ years in KT3.
- 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