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Yeah it looks like it may have had one at some point as there is soot in the old opening. - the old opening was bricked upfor a gas fire. it is the plaster on the outside of the breast that is well on.

Hi all. Just having some quotes for plastering my chimney breast up for a smooth finish and smooth inner too. It's currently thick plaster direct on the blocks, after knocking it all back to the block. It's well stuck on there! options are to- Dot/dab board on then skim - use hardiback board...

Thanks for that, at least i've now identified what they are exactly. I'm assuming they can be treated just the same a bricks ?

Thanks for the input. The whole chimney seems to be made from the air brick tyre ones. I plan to lintel below the current one and widen a little.

Hi all, opened out fireplace today hoping to find nice brickwork and a builders opening + lintel. But i've got these odd clay/pot like air bricks all the way up. I'm assuming I'm ok to just put a lower lintel in where I want and cut there bricks down where needed?

20160420_124307 by Paulcarine posted 20 Apr 2016 at 12:51 PM20160420_124320 by Paulcarine posted 20 Apr 2016 at 12:51 PM Hi all. Just opening up fireplace for a woodburner to be fitted at a later point. But found there lbc phorpres holed and ridged fire surround bricks. - are these safe to...