fireplace

Hi all, I'm currently renovating a ground floor suspended timber floor of a Victorian semi. I've just started removing a constructional hearth that was in front of a bricked-up fireplace, but after removing the concrete slab I realise that the earth underneath seems to also be supporting the...

Hi all, I can see there are lots of threads on Mortar but I couldn't see any which fully answered my questions. I am looking to patch up some brickwork in a fireplace in a 1926 house, I have gently wire brushed the face of the bricks and can with certainty say the mortar is lime based as quite...

Hi all, I am in process of opening up a fireplace and have already had 2 quotes from wood burner installers. I also asked their advice regarding the construction and after inspection both said it shouldn't be an issue, so I have proceeded so far and just seeking a bit more advice. The images...

Hi everyone, My 1925 house is having some issues on a chimney breast in our dining room. When we moved in we pulled down the wallpaper in there, including on the chimney breast. The wall had been repaired before a long time ago and was uneven so I applied a skim coat of joint compound to level...

Hi all, Just bought a Victorian terraced house and in the process of trying to expose the chimney breast wall. Having taken off some of the plaster, there appears to be a line of bricks that have been replaced at some point. Has anyone got any idea whether it's feasible to put some original...

Afternoon all Im going to repoint my old fireplace and am wondering what the best motar mix is? Its a grade 2 listed building so im after recreating something simlar to the picture. Thanks for your help

Afternoon all Im going to repoint my old fireplace and am wondering what the best motar mix is? Its a grade 2 listed building so im after recreating something simlar to the picture. Thanks for your help

Afternoon all, I'm looking for some advice on how to increase the side of my fireplace. However looking up my chimney the stack takes a 45 ish angle towards the right. How would I go about raising the height of my fireplace opening? As I see it I'd be able to raise the front of the fireplace...

Hi everyone I’m building a stud wall fireplace this weekend and will be using 3x2 timber, unless it’s preferable to use 4x2 which I have also read is commonly used. if using 3x2, what size screws are best for this? Diameter and length please. Cheers

I am going to replace carpet with engineered wooden floor. I have removed a massive hearth around the fireplace and left with a recess which goes down to concrete beams (no screed). I can level this part with a bed of mortar to align with the rest of the floor but my question is: - should I lay...

We’re in the process of opening up a redundant fireplace in our bedroom The original chimney breast was hidden behind a stud wall and we basically want to open it back up with a vent in the flue and re-fit a cast iron front so it looks the part but doesn’t need to function. Peeling back the...

I recently bought a Victorian end of terrace and over lockdown have gradually been making progress with restoring it. We ripped up the carpets in the dining room and noticed the floor boards were in a bit of a state, with some breaking away. I should also add we had the house re-wired and...

Ugh. Am selling my house and solicitor asked if I have a HETAS certificate for a fireplace installed in 2009. I paid a high street fireplace shop to install a cast iron insert and slate hearth into an empty fireplace opening in my Victorian terrace. I got a guarantee but it doesn't mention...

Hi there. Looking for some advice, I've opened up a builders opening to it's original 1911 spec, due to the many different fireplaces over the years, the lintels installed by gas fitters have chewed up some of the column bricks, left side being the worst. I've done a a fair bit myself...

Evening all, So I'm currently renovating the living room in our victorian end terrace. As part of this, I've removed the old gas fireplace that we never used, and have built the chimney breast out about 40mm in order to provide some more depth for alcove bookcases. I'm now working on...

We are in the process of opening up our fireplace in our 1930’s semi, we have a large arch higher up the wall, so need to install a lintel lower down for the new opening. However, when taking out the builders rubble we have found some very messy and disorganised brickwork we would like to...

Hi. I am wanting to level the floor where I will be installing a multi-fuel stove on a hearth. The depth in the opening is approx 2-3cm and then surrounding area is the depth of parquet flooring approx 1cm. Was thinking of a mix of sharp sand and cement for the deeper bit (that maybe exposed to...

We are renovating an upstairs room in our 1903 home and found a hidden fireplace under the lino. It is made of ceramic tiles on top of a clay like material. Ignore the hardboard fragment on top - that's going too ;-) My main question is there anything for me to look out for other than remove...

hi all. We live in a long detached house built in the 60s. There were 2 chimneys when we moved in last year, the one for the old boiler which was sat in the kitchen has been completely removed since we had the boiler replaced and relocated. We now want to completely remove the large fireplace in...

Hello! I've opened up a fireplace am now wondering what to do about the arch, have never posted in a forum before but this seems like the ideal time to start!! I'm trying to open up and old Victorian Fireplace that was plasterboard over, thought this would be simple, but it looks like the...