Hi, hope this is the right place.
We have some cast iron fireplaces in our house, which all had thick layers of paint on them. I have stripped and repainted the back-room surround, but for some reason this is the only one in the house that is boarded up.
How it was before (please ignore the mess). This is the only picture i could find (it was from 2004).
Here's the fireplace as it is now (please ignore the wallpaper sample). (Click to enlarge).
Another view (Click to enlarge).
I also uncovered some tiles underneath all of the modern tiles and paint. Two of them are cracked through, although only the top left one really notices.
A close-up of the detail
We would like to unboard the fireplace, and fit a suitable insert. I won't be used as a working fireplace, but more of an "Ornamental" feature.
I took the vent off, and shone a touch in there, and at first sight it all seamed good. There is a clay back that is intact (except for a few cracks), and there is not much debris in there. The problem is, is that directly behing the top half of the board is a piece of material about 18mm thick that, and is a brown colour.
Could this contain asbestos, and what it is? How would we go about getting rid of it?
Also, does anyone know what this fireplace style dates to, and any complete examples of one. I can not find any pictures of one similar anywhere.
Thanks for reading .[/img]
We have some cast iron fireplaces in our house, which all had thick layers of paint on them. I have stripped and repainted the back-room surround, but for some reason this is the only one in the house that is boarded up.
How it was before (please ignore the mess). This is the only picture i could find (it was from 2004).
Here's the fireplace as it is now (please ignore the wallpaper sample). (Click to enlarge).
Another view (Click to enlarge).
I also uncovered some tiles underneath all of the modern tiles and paint. Two of them are cracked through, although only the top left one really notices.
A close-up of the detail
We would like to unboard the fireplace, and fit a suitable insert. I won't be used as a working fireplace, but more of an "Ornamental" feature.
I took the vent off, and shone a touch in there, and at first sight it all seamed good. There is a clay back that is intact (except for a few cracks), and there is not much debris in there. The problem is, is that directly behing the top half of the board is a piece of material about 18mm thick that, and is a brown colour.
Could this contain asbestos, and what it is? How would we go about getting rid of it?
Also, does anyone know what this fireplace style dates to, and any complete examples of one. I can not find any pictures of one similar anywhere.
Thanks for reading .[/img]