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Thanks Blagard - really appreciate all your responses.

Blagard sorry, one additional question. When bricking up the fireplace do I need to use a sand/lime mortar mix (due to the heat) - say 3/1 or is that too strong? I note that some people say to add cement as well Thanks Ollie

Blagard - thanks again. Those links will come in handy :) Appreciate all your advise, will tackle the lintel over the weekend! Stuart45 - thanks for your response. That would make sense as they have legs and can stand freely. I assume that the fireplace is effectively held in place by wooden...

Thanks Blagard - that should make things easier for me. As per your response to the other post - I take that as long as I leave the one brick each side of the opening in place then it would be safe to remove the triangle of brickwork? On the throat lintel front - I am reinstating a cictorian...

Thank you Blagard for the info and the link - really appreciated. Having read the other posts I have a few questions that you can hopefully answer. 1. I just have one brick (in width) each side of the original opening (as per the pic) - can I cut out half the brick on each side to cement...

Hi All, My first post here but been using this site a lot recently - I'm hoping someone can help I am currently reinstating the fireplace that had been ripped out and covered up in the past. The original opening had been bricked up, battened and plaster boarded. Having removed the...