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Hi all I'm hoping someone can offer me some advice. I've started knocking out my fireplace in the hope of getting a wood burning stove fitted. The bricks are coming away quite easily and the original lintel seems quite solid. But I'm quite confused by the amount of bricks within the opening...

So basically it's clear that lime mortar was the original mortar used So I thought that I'd need to use lime to avoid further damage?

Hi all I'm planning on re-pointing an internal chimney breast. Could anyone recommend a ready mixed lime mortar that I could use? I've been reading up on lime mortars and it's an absolute minefield. For me ease is more important than saving money. Ideally something that's ready to use or...

Thanks bud. So you re-point with the bolt resin before plastering with the limelite? I did a bit of research and lime plastering sounded like a complex 3 stage process, but is limelite a special product?

Hi folks This is my first time posting on here, hopefully someone can offer me some advice. So I recently removed a gas fire and surround from my chimney breast as the fire was pretty knackered. After it had been removed I decided to knock off some plaster, as I was considering having a solid...