Recent content by FlameFoxx

The building work has already been complete. I believe the hearth is sat on the floor joists because the back bedroom hearth extends out a good 2ft from where the old chimney breast used to be. Also, the picture isnt the clearest, but I think I can see 2 floor joists the hearth is at on.

How did you find where to screw?

I ask the builder and he said that it was tied into the wall, I don't really understand what that means.

That makes sense. But if the hearth is sat in a tray, why could I see it from the ground floor when looking up? Surely I'd just see the softwood planking that makes up the base of the hearth tray?

When you say cast, did they have like a tray they would install that would be joined to the ajoining wall and the floor joists? So structurally, I can leave the old hearth in the bedroom without having to worry about it coming down on my head while I watch TV in the room below? :LOL: It looks...

Hi all, I have some builders in at the moment to remove my chimney breast, now I am no expert and it looks like they have done a good job, but my front bedroom and rear bedroom used to have a fireplace that was bricked up. The builders knew this and part of the quote was to remove the bricked...