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Couldn't find any relevant advice on the internet and no replies on here, so I got a builder in to advise. He's going to put a lintel in either the course below or above the red dotted bricks and remove all the brickwork below the lintel. Then I'll take over again and make the opening good...

Hi I have a question regarding the fireplace opening that I have opened up in our Victorian semi. We are preparing the site to have a wood burner installed. The builders opening was bricked up with modern blocks and had an electric fire in front of it. I opened up the blockwork expecting...