Opinions sought please.
Scenario: Chimney breast removed from ground floor living room with solid floor construction to create extra space in living room + no intention to have any sort of fireplace in the living room.
Aim: To create continous layer of wall either usingeither single or double layer of bricks/ blocks OR some of sort of timber frame structure connecting the brick wall either side of the open 130 cm of space . This new structure needs to be level with walls either side to create a flush/level wall layer connecting one room corner to the other.
The existing depth of hollow space from back to front of existing chimney breats is 38 cm.
Considering the width of 1 brick is approx 12cm , if a single layer or brick or blocks are used to create a new wall a 26cm vacuum will be created between this wall and the exterior wall of the chimney breast. (calculation 38cm-12cm=26cm).
Now to the question: What to do with this vacuum? 1) Leave alone 2) Fill it with some sort of flexi breathable insulation from floor to ceiling of the room. 3) something else?
Please share your thoughts.
Are there any potential risks with any of these approaches- thinking along lines of interstital condensation if insulation is used to fill the vacuum.
Another question: Given the aim of what is trying to be achieved - continous wall layer room corner to room corner- would you follow a different approach?
Scenario: Chimney breast removed from ground floor living room with solid floor construction to create extra space in living room + no intention to have any sort of fireplace in the living room.
Aim: To create continous layer of wall either usingeither single or double layer of bricks/ blocks OR some of sort of timber frame structure connecting the brick wall either side of the open 130 cm of space . This new structure needs to be level with walls either side to create a flush/level wall layer connecting one room corner to the other.
The existing depth of hollow space from back to front of existing chimney breats is 38 cm.
Considering the width of 1 brick is approx 12cm , if a single layer or brick or blocks are used to create a new wall a 26cm vacuum will be created between this wall and the exterior wall of the chimney breast. (calculation 38cm-12cm=26cm).
Now to the question: What to do with this vacuum? 1) Leave alone 2) Fill it with some sort of flexi breathable insulation from floor to ceiling of the room. 3) something else?
Please share your thoughts.
Are there any potential risks with any of these approaches- thinking along lines of interstital condensation if insulation is used to fill the vacuum.
Another question: Given the aim of what is trying to be achieved - continous wall layer room corner to room corner- would you follow a different approach?