....so we found another fireplace this morning, which we now plan to open up and have a woodburner installed. I'm concerned because that brick...
I have installed a hit and miss vent in the kitchen chimney breast as the flue is uncapped and we were getting a minor efflorescence on the...
A loft extension was built next door in 2013, we moved into our home in 2017 and have recently had a survey to get a log burner fitted only to...
Just had an oil-fired boiler removed which was served by a stainless flue liner running up through a brick chimney which won't be used again....
Hi I need my chimneys rebuilding, these are located on the side of the house above my neighbours garage. A couple of builders say I require...
My house had lots of weird stuff going on. This is a picture of the secondary chimney stack, what's with this weird triangular chimney cover? I...
Hello, Having some roof work done. Scaffolds are up so looking (in addition to various work on the roof) to get a liner put in my front chimney...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] We are renovating a 250 year old granite terraced cottage, and when we have gone to strip back and replaster the room...
Hi guys, Please help me, I’m desperate for some advice. We live in an 1890’s mid terrace with an open fireplace into our bedroom, when we have...
I'm looking for advice on how to access two chimney stacks for repointing on a butterfly roof of a Victorian house. I have scaffold at the front...
I live in a relatively new house, circa 1990, and wish to install a wood burning stove into the lounge. As the house does not have a chimney a...
I know it's a topic frequently discussed on here, but I thought I'd share my experience of installing a woodburning stove from start to finish....
Hi all, Been having something of 'mare since moving in a recently bought 50/60s bungalow. Previous lot hung a big picture on the chimney breast,...
Hi guys. New user....hope you can point me in the right direction. One of my rooms on the ground floor (of terraced house) has a bricked up...
Hi folks help needed. question 1. is this something I should be repairing as soon as possible. question 2. I have had 4 different people to...
I have a wall and ceiling to finish in my bedroom. I'm fixing up after a chimney removal. I can put a piece of plasterboard in the hole in the...
We're slowly restoring our fireplace so it's bare brick! What do you lot think is best to plug the gap around the fireplace from where we removed...
Hi all, I'm trying to run media cabling through a brick chimney breast and am looking for advice; I'm not sure how to build something that will...
Hello everyone, I am planning to start using an old fireplace and I am a little worried that the mortar lining around the chimney and on the back...
There was a big crack and hole in the plaster of our chimney breast so my wife started hacking at it and things escalated haha - My main concern...
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