Hi
Can anyone advise the best way to fill in around an oak lintel above a wood burning stove which has shrunk since installation and left cracks and gaps?
the initial movement left a section of plaster attached to the top of the beam and then a crack between that bit of plaster and the main wall plaster, I have gouged the plaster out and re-filled it
can I use a caulk filler to fill the gaps remaining??
and will the lintel always be likely to expand and contract or was the inital movement just the beam drying out?
Andy
Can anyone advise the best way to fill in around an oak lintel above a wood burning stove which has shrunk since installation and left cracks and gaps?
the initial movement left a section of plaster attached to the top of the beam and then a crack between that bit of plaster and the main wall plaster, I have gouged the plaster out and re-filled it
can I use a caulk filler to fill the gaps remaining??
and will the lintel always be likely to expand and contract or was the inital movement just the beam drying out?
Andy