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dm999
There's an electric fire on the chimney breast wall that I want to replace with a real fire for occasional use. I had a fireplace installer inspect the chimney and fireplace and he said this wouldn't be a problem. The thing is I would like to do most of this myself, so here's my ideas and questions... any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
1) Remove the electric fire, remove the socket in the fireplace and the cable to the fused connection unit and swap the face plates over so that I have an additional socket in the alcove.
2) The fire back has been smashed and needs replacing. What type of fire back should I buy and do I need to use a special cement? Would I be better off getting the person below to do this?
3) Get a professional to sweep and test the chimney.
4) The hearth is one piece of slate, I understand this will split if used for a real fire and that I need to replace with something that allows for expansion? The floor is solid concrete. Again, I'd like something that looks similar to the existing hearth. Any ideas?
5) The fire will be simplistic and minimal, with a floating wooden mantel but I'm not sure what to do for a minimalist look surround as yet, again any ideas would be appreciated.
6) What hardware do I need for the grate, is there a standard fire basket? The fire will only be used occasionally and I'll be burning logs.
Thanks, DM.
1) Remove the electric fire, remove the socket in the fireplace and the cable to the fused connection unit and swap the face plates over so that I have an additional socket in the alcove.
2) The fire back has been smashed and needs replacing. What type of fire back should I buy and do I need to use a special cement? Would I be better off getting the person below to do this?
3) Get a professional to sweep and test the chimney.
4) The hearth is one piece of slate, I understand this will split if used for a real fire and that I need to replace with something that allows for expansion? The floor is solid concrete. Again, I'd like something that looks similar to the existing hearth. Any ideas?
5) The fire will be simplistic and minimal, with a floating wooden mantel but I'm not sure what to do for a minimalist look surround as yet, again any ideas would be appreciated.
6) What hardware do I need for the grate, is there a standard fire basket? The fire will only be used occasionally and I'll be burning logs.
Thanks, DM.
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