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Why not gypsum plaster?

Can I ask, is there a special plaster/Browning/plasterboard you should use for the chimney?

Underneath the concrete lintel I will want to close off the flue. Is it best a piece of ply with a vent of some sort? Maybe platerboard and plaster over the ply for a neater finish? Do I need a pepper pot for the top of the chimney?

There is a double socket just to the right of the chimney breast so I'll take a feed off that. We capped the gas off in the ceiling above well away from the chimney. What's the best way to seal the chimney off?

The opening will not be able to go any bigger anyway so I'll be going ahead with the work.

Great I'll start taking them out tomorrow.

Heating engineer came today and capped off the gas pipe. This is what's behind the marble and I've also chased a bit of the plaster to reveal a lintel. From what I can see there are 2 pillars with the lintel sitting on top. Looks to me the brickwork in between was put there to fit the gas fire...

Yes I'm wodering what them new bricks are. Might chase some of the plaster upwards to see if there is a lintel of some sort. Will post new pics when the fire comes out.

Were doing up our living room and decided to take out the fire place. Plan is to open it up for a wood burning stove although a stove will go in at a far later date when funds allow. For now we will just put an electric lookalike in. As you can see I've took the surround off and I'm...

Oh right I didn't think it would do anything. What is the difference it is making?

Thanks for your help mate I'm not being an arse. Just don't want to take them all down again. Surely taking the flex off is not going to make any difference ?

The bit of flex I took off my old lights. Think I'll just leave them now, can't be bothered to take them down again. :mrgreen:

This is what I've done I've kept the earth so at least the rose is earthed. This ok?

Thanks. I'll take a photo tomorrow when I rewire them.

Sorry yes your right it is class 2 double insulated. I would still like to know what great care I need to take? Is it not just screwing the connections together and block the existing earth?

What kind of great care? Haven't seen any double insulated signs! IE 2 squares. The cable just has a live and neutral.

Just trying to fit 2 new light fittings which are metal but there are no Earth connections on them. The ones ive just took off which are also metal do have Earth connections. Do i need to earth them ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0077BH3FK/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks. Yes I'll definitely be sanding all paintwork beforehand. Is there not a undercoat out there for this kind of thing?

I'm a caretaker and I've got a load of doors to paint at a school. We're wanting to use a water based paint from Crown Paints for low odour. Is it OK to paint over the oil based paints?

Yes he went up to the bell box. He was here about 1½ hours. The keypad just kept saying tamper lock out for s while until he rewired it. He reckons I'm better off getting a scantronic 9651 panel to replace the G4.