fireplace

Hi, I live in Scotland in an area that is not (currently) a smoke control area, and burn house coal and seasoned wood (not kiln dried, simply dried in the wood store next to the house) in our open fire, i.e. a traditional fireplace. I read (here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51581817) that...

Hey, Took the fireplace out and got left with what looks like a neat builders opening. Can this opening be extended if I add a new wider lintel? Extending only by 10cm each side. Can the gather/bricks inside be removed? What if sides of chimney breast are hollow? Seems like they might...

Hi can anyone tell me if there is likely to be asbestos anywhere around this fireplace and which parts it could be in? The surround is not originally black it was painted this colour. The house is old but I’m not sure how old (somewhere over 100 years I think)

Hello! Recently bought my first house and I’m a total DIY novice. We had a gas fireplace removed (the kind that sits midway up the chimney breast and looks like a Tv),and had the gas capped. Our plan was to just use the recess as a feature in the chimney breast, as we do not want a new gas...

Hi All, First time poster, but long time lurker. Apologies if this first post ends up being more cathartic than anything else! Looking to install a woodburning stove in rear dining room of my 1920’s brick semi. House is in generally good shape, but you get the feeling that the country was a...

Hi all, first time poster, long time lurker (usually able to work out what to do from past threads). I've been removing an old fireplace, but cannot work out how to remove the surround. I've exposed the outer brick, but can't seem to find any fixings there. I noticed in a gap that there's some...

I'm only concerned with covering them nearest to the wall because obviously I can't cover the stove. There are high up on the left side and then low down on the right. It's a really old and wide chimney that arches at the top so I'm worried brick work would look weird and also come out too far...

Hi all! I'm opening up a fireplace, ready to accept a wood burning stove. Property is 1918. It's clear it's been chopped about over the years. At some point it seems to have had some kind of large inset fire or similar installed. I haven't been able to quite figure out what it was (any...

Afternoon guys, I am opening up an old chimney breast that was blocked up years ago. The reason is twofold - ventilation (it wasnt vented!) And decoration. The new opening will be 400mm wide x 600mm high which is smaller than the original so I'm only knocking out 'infill bricks' and not any of...

Hi, I know old fireplace/hearth questions are talked about on here a lot but i don't think this question has been answered, or if it has, not comprehensively. I have taken out the concrete hearth of an old disused fireplace, in preparation to re-lay the original t&g flooring throughout the...

I've exposed our fireplace and removed the rubble from the rear hearth area, it's just earth and flint in there now and about 200mm deep. We plan to lay flooring so I need to fill the back hearth and then raise the whole lot to be level with the 15mm shuttering I have fixed. I was going to: 1...

Hi all, I'm currently renovating a ground floor suspended timber floor of a Victorian semi. I've just started removing a constructional hearth that was in front of a bricked-up fireplace, but after removing the concrete slab I realise that the earth underneath seems to also be supporting the...

Hi all, I can see there are lots of threads on Mortar but I couldn't see any which fully answered my questions. I am looking to patch up some brickwork in a fireplace in a 1926 house, I have gently wire brushed the face of the bricks and can with certainty say the mortar is lime based as quite...

Hi all, I am in process of opening up a fireplace and have already had 2 quotes from wood burner installers. I also asked their advice regarding the construction and after inspection both said it shouldn't be an issue, so I have proceeded so far and just seeking a bit more advice. The images...

Hi everyone, My 1925 house is having some issues on a chimney breast in our dining room. When we moved in we pulled down the wallpaper in there, including on the chimney breast. The wall had been repaired before a long time ago and was uneven so I applied a skim coat of joint compound to level...

Hi all, Just bought a Victorian terraced house and in the process of trying to expose the chimney breast wall. Having taken off some of the plaster, there appears to be a line of bricks that have been replaced at some point. Has anyone got any idea whether it's feasible to put some original...

Afternoon all Im going to repoint my old fireplace and am wondering what the best motar mix is? Its a grade 2 listed building so im after recreating something simlar to the picture. Thanks for your help

Afternoon all Im going to repoint my old fireplace and am wondering what the best motar mix is? Its a grade 2 listed building so im after recreating something simlar to the picture. Thanks for your help

Afternoon all, I'm looking for some advice on how to increase the side of my fireplace. However looking up my chimney the stack takes a 45 ish angle towards the right. How would I go about raising the height of my fireplace opening? As I see it I'd be able to raise the front of the fireplace...

Hi everyone I’m building a stud wall fireplace this weekend and will be using 3x2 timber, unless it’s preferable to use 4x2 which I have also read is commonly used. if using 3x2, what size screws are best for this? Diameter and length please. Cheers