Recent content by cjr7

Just thought I'd post an update. The images in my original post are showing as I view this page on my phone now. I sent a sample of the material to an asbestos testing laboratory. They confirmed that the sample is negative for asbestos. So that's good news. With regards to repairing the...

Thanks for your comments kazuya. The images aren't showing on my phone now either, I originally posted on the Mac so not sure if there's a formatting issue? As a precaution, I have stopped work, damped down the area, covered the fireplace with a sheet and shut and blocked the door as much as...

Have removed the back fill and lime throat from a potentially original ground floor 1910 cast iron fireplace. Also started removing parts of the rear hearth that were loose or easily broken off by hand. There's a strange low density material that makes up the rear hearth, seems almost...