Hi, we are halfway through renovating our kitchen. We plan to put a freestand cooker in the old chimney hearth but the 650mm clearance needed above the stove means we need to chop out some of the top of the chimney.
We’ve measured and can get away with shaving a bit off the bottom to the blue lines (see photo) or we could try to go all out and chop much higher (this would require a builder to check load bearings etc.) Has anyone had this experience?
We also need to find a rangehood that can be fitted into the chimney. The third photo is the inside of the chimney.
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