We're cutting a hole in a closed up fireplace and plan to put our stove in the opening. Our builder tells us that we might need building regs and/or a structural engineer. Does anyone know if this is true? The fireplace is 146cm (57.5") wide, 282cm (111") tall, and 27cm (10.5") deep. The hole we'd like to cut is 91.5cm (36") wide x 152.5cm (60") tall. We plan to put in an RSJ but does anyone know what size we'd need? Thanks for any help!!
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16 years ago