Opening up a fireplace
Does anyone know anything about the cost of turning a blocked fireplace into a working one? We just got an apt that has one working fireplace and one blocked one. We’d like both open. Any advice is appreciated.
Does anyone know anything about the cost of turning a blocked fireplace into a working one? We just got an apt that has one working fireplace and one blocked one. We’d like both open. Any advice is appreciated.
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/forum/archives/2008/02/throw_a_log_on.php
Click on the link above. Cost for 1 wbfp and 1 decorative fp 6.5K. Manny Lasalle did them. I would recommend him.
Manny LaSalle did mine this year for $6,500.
I had mine opened by Halstead Welles & Associates, Inc., who are pretty far east on Houston street in Manhattan. Pricey, but at least get a bid and an opinion from them — they are guaranteed to do a good job, and when it comes to something non-obvious like fireplaces, I’d suggest more expertise, rather than less.
When my wife and I renovated our very old house, the contractors workers uncovered a walled-up fireplace. To get it working required the chimney be re-lined and, because the fireplace was pre-code, it had to be built out a few inches and lined with a certain kind of brick to be “brought up” to code. This was in 2001, and the cost for everything: lining chimney, building out, lining the inside, was $5,000. Hope this helps.
cost will likely be determined by proximity to roof line and complexity of work involved. best to involve an expert in this line of work given building codes and such, and not rely on a chimney lining specialists alone.
Don’t assume that the open one is safe!!!
Andre’s # 718-953-2836
I had Andre @ A&A open and reline the FP on my parlor floor – cost was 10K. Be prepared for a huge dusty mess – You probably could have built a 2 story house with the debris that was carted off. good luck!