Chimney Removal Heater Venting
I am looking to purchase a 2 family. Unfortunately, they have a non-working chimney that completely ruins the flow of the structure. I want to remove this chimney but have no idea if that is really difficult/expensive thing to do. Also the gas heater vents into the chimney so also have to find another place…
I am looking to purchase a 2 family. Unfortunately, they have a non-working chimney that completely ruins the flow of the structure. I want to remove this chimney but have no idea if that is really difficult/expensive thing to do. Also the gas heater vents into the chimney so also have to find another place to vent the heater. Is this difficult as well? Appreciate any help guidance you guys can provide. This place needs work!
OP here. Non-working means that there are no fireplaces that vent into it. Yes, the Gas boiler does vent into it but I was thinking of a way to route this differently. It ruins the flow of the structure because it is literally in the middle of the building. I want to open up the space and since it’s a small building it’s hard to do that with a chimney in the middle.
Thanks for your input- pretty scary that it might be integral to the support of the structure and that difficult/expensive to remove.
Be very careful with removing a chimney. You may want to consult a structural engineer before undertaking this project. Often, the chimney is itegral to the structure of the building.
Also keep in mind that it is very, very messy. Don’t plan to live in the house when they do the work.
the alternative would be routing the vent to the rear wall and going up the outside of the house. duh.
Alot of these chimney flues are shared with the adjoining townhouse.
I’m not sure what you mean by “completely ruins the flow of the structure”…. But removing the chimney would be major work. And a gas boiler is typically vented through a chimney that goes from the cellar to the roof, I don’t see what would the alternative be.
Yes, this is difficult. It’ll cost you about $15,000 to do this work.