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June 18, 2008
Partial fireplace removal
The only thing standing between me and a dreamy 36" stove is this non working 49" wide fireplace. I'd like to recess the stove and hood within the column so it wouldn't jut out like the sink in the photo. In order to avoid the cost of re linig the FP I would vent the hood directly through the back wall of the house.
Has anyone done this? If so,how much did it cost and can you recommend a contractor to do the work?
Thanks!
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Be very careful with doing this work. If you have fireplaces above this one, that fireplace probably supports them. But what you want to do probably isn't impossible...
Posted by: guest at June 18, 2008 3:09 PM
I love your sink and built in! If I were you, I'd go for some fabulous vintage stove and order in instead of cooking.
Posted by: rh at June 18, 2008 3:52 PM
Oh, can I have your sink if you do make the change? I LOVE it.
Posted by: guest at June 18, 2008 4:04 PM
Undoubtably you have masonry above that needs to be supported. Depending on what is below you, you can install two 4" lally columns and a header to pick up the masonry weight above.
I've done this, for the same reason as you (recessing a cooktop). The image was posted some time back on brownstoner's kitchen survey.
It goes without saying that whoever does this work should know what they are doing, and particularly understand on what exactly the lallys will bear.
Posted by: an architect in Brooklyn at June 18, 2008 6:10 PM
i also like your sink. Can't argue with an architect...
Posted by: going4broke at June 18, 2008 7:59 PM
What else does the fireplace flue vent? That might be an issue
Posted by: guest at June 18, 2008 8:01 PM
If you need to vent a range out a wall, code requirement is 10' clearance from the vent to the nearest window.
Posted by: Smokychimp at June 18, 2008 10:03 PM
I'm putting in another vote to keep the sink. A fantastic vintage farm sink is just as much a showpiece in a kitchen as a big fancy range. IMO anyway. I know most people are really into large, high-end ranges. I'm just a huge fan of leaving some vintage and original elements in kitchens for a unique, eclectic look that isn't boringly copied right out of a kitchen designer's showroom.
Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 11:42 AM
I am looking to do the same thing in my kitchen. I hope someone come up with some good resources.
Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 3:18 PM
We had this same situation. We removed the tile and put the stove in the fireplace but we are venting through the chimney. Big Apple Chimney did the work.
Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 3:42 PM
This looks exactly like the kitchen in my last apartment. So much so, that I am tempted to give the address and ask if this is the same building. I'll resist the urge. I had about a foot of brick on the outsides and a space big enough to slide my stove back into in the center. That central part, where the old coal stove probably once was, is all the area that you have to play with. It is probably only slightly taller than the sink (or stove as the case may be).
3:09 and 6:10 are correct with regard to the structural element to the flue. Also, you don't know what previous people have done with the flue. For example, the flue can be used to run electrical lines or other risers. You might open up the space and find you have to seal it again.
P.S.: You made me a little homesick for the old place.
Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 7:35 PM
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