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you might be better using Hardiback board as its A1 fire rated. Depends what you want to do with it, you could just render and plaster it...? I'm doing a similar thing and the gap between the surround and the hearth walls are in the same condition and I'm going to line the inside recess with...

Hi there. I'm installing a woodburning stove in my sitting room. Its a ground floor, concrete floored room, built circa 1875. So the regs state that a concrete floor means that the entire floor is classed as your "Constructional Hearth". Then the "superimposed Hearth" would be my slate...

thats exactly what I wanted to hear thankyou....!

Thanks TheVictorian, thats great. Have you by done this to yours...? Did you removed the mantle or the whole surround by anychance....?

And one of those people was me, the house is literally full of beautiful period features, some of which are just a little tired. I dont want to replace anything with crappy modern products but I still want to bring some areas of the property into the current age (carefully). I may well...

I know it probably seems a bit mad or sacreligeous to alter an original Victorian firplace but the surround itself is not in perfect order, it needs the pillars re-attaching as they are totally loose at the mo and some chips and gaps filling. Then Im planning on spraying it a more neutral modern...

hahaha...I know what you mean...! No, I had no intention of fully knocking this out yesterday this was just a test to see what I was dealing with behind the 1960's tiles, took about 15minutes - and it was all nice and clean before the missus came home...! I was on the phone with a HECAS...

Appologies, here is the fireplace..!

Hi there. I am hoping to install a new wood burining stove over the next few weeks. I have kncoked the old 1960's tiles and plaster off the bricked up fireplace to reveal this......is this just "infill"..? Im wondering if there will be a brick arch further up...? Im fairly certain the...

Hi there. this year we bought as lovely 1870's end terrace, in the living room (under the carpet and rubber underlay) we found beautiful pitch pine parquet. When removing the carpets for a better look around 20 -25% of the blocks have lifted, mainly in the center of the floor. I have read...

Hi Guys, Ive read through a couple of threads regarding finishing freshly snaded parquet which was very interesting. Now obviously there a a couple of main options for finish, these being Hard Wax Oil like osmo, or water bases vernishes etc I like the idea of a waxed finish but am...