The most important aspect of this kind of removal is reinforcement.
Remove fireplace in center of room.
This opened up the space and made the layout of the home more appealing for.
Of floor space both in the basement and on the main floor.
The photos below show us removing a corner room fireplace chimney was already removed professionally to make space for an entertainment center.
If you didn t have to remove the chimney start at the highest exposed bricks in your firebox.
2 hours to remove the fireplace and many more hours to drywall the area after it was removed.
If making it smaller is not an option keep it.
Place the chisel against the mortar between the bricks and hit the handle with a hammer to break the pieces off.
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With the regained space we installed a tv media center on the wall that had the fireplace and arranged the room to have more seating so we could do more family activities in the room.
It is possible to remove the fireplace by itself and leave the stack or chimney flue.
This year we decided to remove a giant brick chimney fireplace that took up 30 square ft.
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Look through center room fireplace photos in different colors and styles and when you.
If you have tight spaces and does not need a fireplace and could use more space in both rooms knock the fireplace out and maybe level the sunken floor as the rest of the room.
If you had to remove your chimney then continue working down from your attic to the main room with your fireplace.
This removal project took us 2 hours to complete.
The price to demolish a fireplace averages 500 and 2 500 but can vary widely depending on the type and placement in the home.