Recent content by mcjizja3

Great, Now that I have some direction I'll get started. One question about the mortar. The current stuff is very textured: I realise some experimentation is in order to get the best match, but do you have any idea what would have been used to achieve this? Some kind of fine Ballast or...

Thanks once again, unfortunately you leave me with more questions, sorry!. Ideally I'd like to leave the cheeks (even if just the front face) and the arched lintel bricks exposed. I have managed to salvage a few of the original bricks when clearing out the fireplace that are in great...

Spending money unneccesarily is exactly what i'm trying to avoid by posting on this forum, and I'm very grateful for people who know more than me about this subject giving me advice. At the very worst point of the most eroded brick in the fireback there is probably about an inch of crumbly...

OK, so whatever the particular cause(s).... If I: -Ensure the DPC is OK. -Replace the window and ensure it's not allowing water ingress. -Rake out and repoint all areas where damp is evident using sulphate resisting cement in the mix. -Replace eroded bricks. -Allow any...

The DPC was definitely only done from outside, the interior was inaccessible back then. When they inject the DPC do they do one injection in the centre of the wall which disperses or do they do a series of injections throughout the width of the wall? If the latter then it's probably only...

Firstly thanks for the time you've taken to respond. It's really helpful. Re: 2. Apologies for my ignorance but I can't see how is isn't single brick thickness, the exterior depth of cheek to window is 19", as is the interior depth of the cheek to fireback. Through the window I can see that...

We would like to leave it open, just clean it up for now and ideally have a woodburning stove in there eventually, when we can afford to (i'm expetcting chimney to need lining etc). But we are uncovering lots of issues in this room so realise we need to leave our options open and do the 'right'...

Hi, I've recently exposed an old fireplace in a room we are renovating. I had previously noticed a damp patch on the outside of the house on the fireplace wall but didn't quite realiase the extent of the problem until everything was stripped out. This is the view from inside, as you can...

Thanks for comments and confirming my suspicions. Also, I've realised that putting a new lintel in will give me a bit more flexibility on the size of the French doors that go in. The top of the window as-is is a bit below standard door height.