fireplace

Hi all hoping for some advice. Got some damp patches showing through above fireplace / chimney breast. Moved in 3 years ago and patches were there so nothing new. Was an open fire but now a log burner with lined flue. Any ideas what might be the most likely cause? Have recently sanded paint...

Please could someone advise me as to if it’s okay to remove the base of a fireplace. Please find pictures attached. It looks like at some point a concrete base has been put in but I wouldn’t want to risk removing it if it’s structural. Looking to build a hearth into it but I’d need to lower...

Newly uncovered fireplace Hi all, I’ve recently uncovered this fireplace behind plaster and now have the aim of restoring the brick and opening it up to make it a feature I couldn’t help but notice there’s a crack kind of running down the centre from the top and the arch seems fairly uneven...

Hi All, I bought this original 1930’s style fireplace and I’m happy with the finish front on, but the sides need a little tidy up - see photos. Ideally I’d like to avoid stripping the whole thing back if possible. I don’t know what kind of wood it is. I was thinking to sand the offending...

Can anyone tell if this is the original fireplace or has it been bricked in to make smaller for what was previously an electric heater there. Is it safe to remove those infilled bricks to opening sides and the back. I've looked above from inside of the opening and there appears to be a metal...

We moved in a 1930s semi around a year ago. The house is a mix of original features with some more recent work done in the 1970s. After spending the last year looking at all the work we need to do, I thought I finally better get started, but am not sure where to begin. This is our first home and...

I have the following chimney breast and fireplace. I want to remove all these 70's dated grey brick design around the fire place, get rid of that electric heater and board up the fireplace. This chimney breast is on the party wall side of a 1930's semi. How would you go about this. Do I...

I’m wanting to put my tv on my chimney breast after some advice The fireplace has a log burner fitted and is used somewhat regularly And The chimney breast is dot and dab plaster board, is it safe to run my twin and earth (2.5mm) behind the dot and dab in some trunking to my socket spurring...

Well, here it is. I'm renovating my living room - I just moved in! :) Things I want to do: 1. Replace flooring with herringbone 2. Move electrics from skirting boards 3. Replace skirting boards - I'm scared to do this, has anyone done this before? They are massive skirting boards 4. Repaint...

Hi there. I moved into a 1960s house (UK). As far as I’m aware, the previous owner used to have a gas fire, which they then removed. They blocked off the fireplace and boarded over it. I had knocked through this to install a log burner. There are a couple of sheets that look to have been over...

Hi! We have just removed the mantle and surround from our fireplace and are left with a good sized recess. I want to board the recess to be painted and fit a hearth that I can tile over. Best way to go about this as the base of the fireplace is currently higher than the floor as seen in the...

Hey all Any idea what a reasonable cost is in greater London to remove a connected gas fireplace (splinth, surround, firebox etc), board it up and plaster? Cheers,

Unearthed the original fire place yesterday after it was completely bricked up. Looking for advice on how to board up completely - my current thoughts were: - chimney sweep flue - bung flu with balloon/insulation (cap chimney with vent in due course) - scrub remaining soot/salts - batten the...

We have opened up an old fireplace in an upstairs bedroom (it’s a Victorian house) and we’re now prepping the room for new skirting boards and carpet, but need to fix the hearth area first. I assume I need to lift out the remnants of the crumbly old hearth surround first, but how do I create a...

Good evening fellow DIY degenerates! I am trying to fit a plaster of Paris fireplace surround but can’t see any obvious fixing points or bracketry. As it is made of plaster of Paris it is quite fragile, therefore I’m nervous to drill into it. It will be going onto a freshly boarded and skimmed...

We have this fireplace which I want to tile. The hearth is alright, but could do with some patching/repair/flattening before I start. The old tiles became detached from the hearth before we bought the house, so looking to make sure that that doesn't happen again. What should I use to prepare...

Morning all, Looking for some advice on some fireplace work. I'm removing a gas fire and putting a work burner in. Looks like there are two lintels, a main one and a secondary lintel perhaps put in to close the gap for the gas fire. Was this common practise? Any issues in removing the...

I’ve pulled out the old fireplace and replaced the concrete hearth as it was bits, now that’s done I’m unsure of how to go about getting a new hearth made up. The issues I have is the concrete hearth doesn’t go out further than the outside of the mantle surround, outside of the concrete hearth...

Hi all - wondering if i could get any advice on if what I'm trying to do is possible. We have a working fireplace with a marble surround and wood mantel. Currently the marble hearth sits a few inches above the floorboard level, on exposed concrete (I believe a combination of original victorian...

Hi, First post so please go easy on me We moved into a new build last year with a wood burning stove and come the winter I was disappointed with the amount of heat the fire kicked out. After some inspection, I noticed within the recess there are two lintels but with about a 4 inch gap...