Recent content by frognsausage

Hi Richard, I've replied to what I can only describe as your "strop" on the other forum but I do sincerely apologise for the upset caused. I appreciate your answer and effort very much but I'm very aware this is the wrong forum. I have now asked the mods to merge the two. It was an...

What a welcome! Richard - I am very greatful for your answers. For some reason I accidently posted it in the painting and decorating forum. Realising my mistake once "Dec" had pointed it out I posted here. Being new to the forum I have no idea how active the moderators are for moving things. If...

Thanks for the replies. We're not DIYing the whole installation - we're just sorting the wall where the hearth is going! Any particular problem with using HAC?

Best guess is property is about 100 years old. It's a brick wall - it's a bit sloppy though with odd shaped bricks. the plaster we have removed was a pink/grey colour. hearth is solid concrete on top of a concrete floor.

Hi We're preparing a wall for a wood burning stove. We've been told that plaster is combustable so we have to take the wall back to brick. We've found the lower bricks are damp (where the plaster seemed to have been thicker and somehow harder). There's no obvious source of damp. It...

oops! That's where I thought I was. Thanks Dec.

Hi We're preparing a wall for a wood burning stove. We've been told that plaster is combustable so we have to take the wall back to brick. We've found the lower bricks are damp (where the plaster seemed to have been thicker and somehow harder). There's no obvious source of damp. It...