Recent content by BigDaf

I'm just about to fit a mantelpiece which has come supplied with slate slips. It all looks pretty straight forward and I've taken advice from a fitter as to what to do and what order things should be done in. However, when I got home, I relaised that I had a 2.5" rebate and 3/4" thick slate...

Came home today and I have puddles of water and sloppy firecement all over the top of the stove. I haven't lit a fire for about a week so it looks as though the rain is getting in and that the lead on the chimney must be at fault. A builder has promised to take a look at it this week, but...

I could try a burn using coal? Should contain no water??!

I've just had my fireplace knocked about to take a woodburner. While carrying out the work my builder noticed some water running down the blocks that supports the chimney flue. The flue is one of them pre-cast concrete types that all slots together like lego. Anyway, had the chmney swept and I...