can i remove my chimney myself?

I've done this a couple of times. No big deal. A big mess, and a lot of work, but worth it later. You are going to need some buddies, to do this right, and a whole day of labor.

I'll just list out a few things that I ran across.

One, make sure the chimney is not part of the structure for the house. It's not supposed to be, but some of the older ones do have joists set into the outer bricks.

Two, have your materials ready to fix the hole in the roof you are about to make. Missioin critical to keep the water out, as if you are like me, it will rain.

Three, clean out the room where the fireplace is, all of it. Plastic over the doors and vents that go to the other parts of the house. You are about to make A BUNCH of mortor dust, and soot. Open the windows and remove the screens, you are going to need these holes later, and it helps with the dust.

Four, you can use the bucket trick, but I put down some old plywood over the floor, and then covered with some plastic, so I could drop the bricks downt he chimney into the fire box below. (They will bounce out, hence the plywood on the floor.)

Five, one guy on the top, two the three guys on the bottom. Top guy has a wrecking bar and small sledge, and he destroys the chimney, dropping debris down the fire box. He works until the fire box is full, and then he stops and waits. The bottom guys remove bricks from the fire box, and pass them out the open windows. I parked the truck right outside the window. CAUTION, take care not to bean your buddies with a brick, or toss one through your window on the house, or the back glass of the truck.

Once you have the chimney down, you have to fix the roof, and clean up the mortor dust. Shop vac, empty it several times.

When the room is clean, frame up ceiling, second floor, and first floor. You are going to have to address the fact that you have no floor covering over the hole.

Good luck, and be sure to have some safety glasses and dust masks available. And lots of cold drinks for the guy in the attic.

The last 2 strory chimney I took down, was me and two guys on the bottom. It took a whole day to get it down, clean up the mess, fix the roof, and frame the floors. And it was long day.

How To Remove A Chimney

You can but be aware it is attached to the walls and foundation and it may be a bigger job than you think once you get started. You may want to enclose the brick with some stucco or rock to dress it up and make it a gas fireplace so the venting won't be a problem and get someone to knock the chimney off the roof and patch it. That way you can still enjoy a fire on cold days and the old brick won't be such an eyesore.

you can remove the chimney yourself. i had the same problem as you when i bought my house. i remove the chimney and it really opened up the rooms

yes but before you start, seal any openings at the bottom,

use a bucket to lower the top bricks down, a few at a time

[they get heavier] don,t fill the bucket full.

or best , make a trough to slid them down to the ground

Hope this helps!