Recent content by ieuanhuw

Yes, sadly. Gotta be done I'm afraid. Part of the mortgage conditions. It is pretty wet in places to be fair. Gonna dig out the garden myself as it's above ground level which can't help. Kinda feel I'd love to have a bash at putting a lintel in but probably not the time to experiment as I've...

Right, after going up to around 5' I can pretty much say there's no lintel. Next door have a lovely arch at about 4' but although I can see the angle on the side bricks. None of the arch remains. What anyone was doing removing the arch is beyond me. Maybe it was defective. Don't think I'm up to...

Thanks, the goal initially is for something a bit nicer to look at than the poor plaster job with plastic grill that was there before. Eventually I'd like to put a wood burner in. I reckon I've already gone up to 4' but will keep going and post a better pic. When i stopped last night, it was...

Hello all, now i know there are a few threads on here about opening up a fireplace but any help on this one would be helpful. I've started opening up the fireplace in the front room of our victorian terrace and so far it looks like this: You may be able to see the steel/iron strap near...

Opening up a fireplace