Hi,
Many thanks for your reply, I had a look at your fireplace opening, it looks very similar to what mine should look like when finished. There are 8" wide jams either side supporting the lintel. The height is 5 foot by 5 foot wide. Very impressed at your result. You are right about Stovax, I...
I am in the process of removing all the back fill that was behind the old open fire in order to make an opening for a multi fuel stove with a back boiler 11kW.
The opening is 5 feet by 5 feet by nearly 3 foot deep. It would have had an cast iron kitchen range originally. There is substantial...