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HI, I've had an original cast iron fireplace fitted in the living room fireplace but unfortunately despite the chimney sweeps smoke bombs not showing anything up at the time the two times on which we have used the fire have resulted in some smoke emerging in the upstairs bedroom, which also...

I'm currently trying to fit a cast iron fireplace at home and I have had to replace the bars. The closest match that I could come up with was some free standing reproduction ones also made from cast iron. Unfortunately these have flared edges at the base which I need to remove . These can be...

thanks for this its been a great help. though leads me on to another question. Can anyone explain why when I'm cutting bricks in half with a bolster the break is more often than not slightly diagonal rather than straight throught the brick?

Hi, I'm trying to build a semi-circular pond in our back yard against the back wall using a large pile of victorian bricks that we have. The diameter of the pond would be 1.5m so the curve will be quite tight and will be 2 rows deep and i'm hoping 6 high. Does anyone have any advice on a...