Recent content by Dor1111

All good in the end.

(Removed) There was an indented line where I take it you could break it in two. It pulled out in one piece which was good. The council are a nightmare I asked in August & never got a reply.

Yes in one part.

Well you were right I chipped away & it came off. Unfortunately I have not been able to do anything more until today as although I kept asking the council to do it as it is one of their properties Surveyors here are gods & mere mortals do not get to deal directly with them . Anyway long story...

Well I removed everything except some bricks at the back as they are very stable the only thing left is the protruding part of the lintel which sticks out about two inches. I thought at first they had poured a mix down behind the fireplace & it had adhered to the lintel but although the edge...

Yes I saw that in previous forum questions & after you mentioned it I went & checked a neighbours which was done by the council & that had not been vented. And the wall paper is peeling off, in fact any I have seen done by the council do not have any vents. Thank you for the reminder.

It is going to be blocked in.

Well Your advice is spot on so far. The fireback came out in one piece & boy did they pack a load of brick off cuts etc behind it. The fireplace was a surprise. I never thought it would be so heavy, I had to cut it into six pieces. Rebars running through it & metal offcuts. Anyway, I'm slowly...

Hi sorry real novice what do you mean by framed or blockwork. When you say in two parts where would the other par of the fireback be. And thank you for the advice so far.

Hi I have a 1950s fireplace in my mum's maisonette & need to remove the surround. I found a thread on here & removed the hearth without any issue, it also told me how to locate the lugs holding the fire surround to the wall. However, before I remove the fire surround I have an issue with the...

Yes that's the opposite these are maisonettes very strange configuration our main fuse is in the downstairs property this is separate from the fuse & fuse box that is upstairs,lost all power last year turns out there is a fuse at entry level worse with the water if you fall out with our...

The downstairs switch is a 2 gang upstairs is a 3 gang ,been this way for years,original put in whilst rewired by council quite a few years back.All working fine now thanks to every ones input. I have an electrician coming next week to check earth straps & tidy up previous electricians work.

I think I will just leave it as it is not,as for those wires arrowed no idea they have been there for years I never go near them probably put in by council at some point.

No he is newly qualified & very able

Thank you to everyone who helped me solve this problem especially John D v2.0 & EFLImpudence Many thanks.