I knocked down my fireplace and made a grim discovery – sadly it wasn’t a secret passageway like I thought
A HOME renovator has made a grim discovery during building work inside her property.
She knocked down a fireplace to reveal what resembled a hidden chamber underneath.
But on closer inspection, it was in fact far removed from the secret passageway she originally thought it was.
Liz Lovery (@lizlovery) was quick to share the finding on her TikTok.
She has an incredible 1.2 million followers and 25 million likes on her platform.
Her focus is all about: “Interior design, home décor, and style tips [and] renovation.”
In this post, she couldn’t conceal her excitement: “Did we just accidentally uncover a secret passageway during our home renovation?”
Liz’s home was undergoing some pretty major reconstruction and renovation. This included removing some internal features.
“It all started when we removed the fireplace. We didn’t want to remove it, but it was so big and bulky it actually stuck out of the wall a full six feet,” she explained.
It took some hefty efforts to remove this internal structure.
“We started jackhammering through the concrete and little by little, brick and brick this fireplace was starting to come down.”
But when it was almost leveled, something long hidden started to emerge from the dust.
“This was the exact moment we noticed the opening. And we had to do a little investigating to see what was really under there.”
It was something altogether more functional in this gap and very little mystery.
“Upon further investigation, we realized that this was underneath our house.
“It was [actually] sitting on top of our sewage pipe.”
The disappointment was palpable: “Unfortunately, the hole was not a secret passageway the way we thought.
“But removing that fireplace brought so much more light into this room and really opened up the space.”
Liz showed the room post-transformation and it was unrecognizable, leaving no hint of the subterranean chamber.
Commenters said they loved watching the development of her home’s makeover.
This viewer offered an explanation for the space: “Some old house fireplaces have a trap door for the ash in the basement below.”
Another loved their ambition: “So much respect to self renos because I know its too much work for my a**.”
This fan couldn’t get enough of their content: “You are living a dream. I’m addicted,” they said.