DIY fans are building fake chimney breasts to house their TVs - and they say it makes their living rooms seem bigger. While demolishing defunct chimney breasts is one way to create valuable ...

The chimney breast has been removed from the downstairs back room of our 1920s semi, but not from the bedroom above. When we bought the house, the survey mentioned there might be a problem ...

Once a chimney breast has been removed, you will need to make good the floor where the chimney breast once was. If you are removing it completely, the roof will also need to be patched up.

Narrow, antique chimney breasts won't leave much space between the partitions and the cooktop, which isn't very practical. New stove coves, however, have evolved to include more counter space in ...

Builders renovating a house next door to the Clifton Hotel in South Tyneside came across the papers, which were stuffed inside the chimney breast. Hotel owner Scott Carlucci was left stunned after ...