Recent content by andymcculloch

Hi Diy001, The acro has a strongboy attachment on top. Basically it's a cantilever that fits on top of the acro and sticks out at 90 degrees, allowing you to support things that you can't get directly underneath. Just ask for a strongboy from your hire place and then should have them...

Hi All, A little update on the weekend's work. With some help from a bricklayer friend, we've got the lintel in, and the arch rebuilt using the bricks below as a former - this seemed easier than opening up the fireplace straight away and then having to make a wooden former to build the arch...

Right, I've been busy with the chisel again, and I've taken some more plaster off. It's now clear from the photo below that there is no other lintel above the arch: It's also clear that the arch has slipped at some point and and is no longer supporting anything. The new hole on the left...

Hi Always Learning, Thanks for your reply - very detailed. I'm looking for something not dissimilar to what you've got in your new place - a square rendered opening without a surround, possibly a mantel. However, looking at the fun you had with fireproof plaster, I might opt to keep the...

Hi All, I have a late Victorian terrace property, circa 1900. I want to open up the chimney breast in the front room with a view to installing a wood burner. I've got as far as removing the plaster to expose the bricked up fireplace - photo below: The double brick arch looks to be...