I recently had a corgi reg'd fitter remove and cap off an old gas fire in my dining room, i am now looking to fit a decorative cast iron repro fireplace in its place.
The problem i have is that the fireplace i wish to buy needs a bigger hole that what is currently there, the hole is deep enough just not high enough or wide enough.
Is it simply a case of using a hammer and chisel to make the hole bigger and do i need to worry about the chimney breast being a load bearing wall?
I called a fireplace fitter to ask him to fit it for me, when i told him it was just a decorative fireplace he told me to di it myself and that there were books on the subject i could read.....
Any help appreciated, thanks
garya
The problem i have is that the fireplace i wish to buy needs a bigger hole that what is currently there, the hole is deep enough just not high enough or wide enough.
Is it simply a case of using a hammer and chisel to make the hole bigger and do i need to worry about the chimney breast being a load bearing wall?
I called a fireplace fitter to ask him to fit it for me, when i told him it was just a decorative fireplace he told me to di it myself and that there were books on the subject i could read.....
Any help appreciated, thanks
garya