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Gas fire to log burner

Hi, Looks like a good project, I'm about to embark on a similar one myself, swapping a gas fireplace for a stove. I've also got to widen the opening so I'm just looking at how people have installed new lintels

Is this still in the pipeline?

Hi, Silva timber, they've a couple of showrooms and deliver. I managed to haggle a tiny bit on the price, think they send samples too.

Hello, a bit of advice required, I've just finished my decking area http://www.diynot.com/forums/your-projects/bbq-hardwood-decking-area-well-it-is-winter.346641/ and would now like to turn my attention to the rear of the garage that is facing it. As you can see from the image below...

.....as an aside, I went for the Lithofin Slate sealer which has done the job. It will probably need re-applying every year but it brings out the beautiful colour of the slate.

No problem, IMHO it's definitely worth spending the extra money on quality wood as you'll be looking at it every day

Looks like a good project you've just completed, where did you get the rock-wall from? I'm looking for something similar for the rear of an inglenook

It's finally finished, I dug out the soil at the rear of the wall and installed a french drain to direct the water away. The rear of the wall was also sealed with bitumen and a waterproof membrane which has made it a lot drier - no wet mortar is noticeable at all now. If anyone can recommend a...

I've treated the wood with a hardwood preserver which is meant to repel water. At the moment there's certainly no problem at all when the deck is wet. I'll be able to make a good assessment this time next winter after its been exposed to the elements for a year. A yearly power hose / coat of...

No I got a local bricklayer in. To be honest it was very hard to find one, no-one was interested in the work! I had a recommendation from my next door neighbour and he was very good. When I was pricing up the work myself it was about £500 more for the bricklayer and with a full time job /...

Hi everyone, I've built a deck within a retaining wall which can be found within the projects section http://www.diynot.com/forums/your-projects/bbq-hardwood-decking-area-well-it-is-winter.346641/ The wall has started to get a bit of algae growth with a small amount of mortar falling off...