Art Deco Tiled Fireplace

[Steve335]

Morning!

What would you do with this?!

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We've just bought an old house. We have plenty to do elsewhere and I could do without the cost/hassle of removing it and replacing or making good the plaster and having no fireplace.

The Mrs hates it and says it is a monstrosity, I don't mind it mind - it is the last remaining original feature of the house. We will do a full plaster and redecoration in this room in 2/3 years so would prefer to decide its long term future then.

Any ideas?!

The best I have is paint it all off white the same as the walls will be and let it fade into the background a bit.

Cheers

 

[jj4091]

Advertise it, it looks in good nick & someone will want it. You should get enough for it to pay for the wall to be reinstated.

 

[ladylola]

What would you do?
The Mrs hates it and says it is a monstrosity,
Any ideas?!

Cheers

Divorce her and move someone with taste in?

Seriously though that is an attractive fireplace and if you remove it carefully you'll have no trouble finding a buyer.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Personally I think it would look dreadful painted.

It's a good quality period fireplace in good condition - I would keep it.

Too many of these things get ripped out, to be replaced with some tat from a big shed. You'd have hoped we stopped doing this after the vandalism of the 1960s.

Cheers
Richard

 

[Stivino]

She's right, it's an ugly old thing. Rip it out and replace it with one of those modern MDF jobbies with a nice two bar electric fire as a show piece in the middle.

 

[Steve335]

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it had to come out - 'we' didn't want a fire in that room so it won't be replaced by anything from B&Q!

It was removed cleanly but was too heavy to lift and store.

I tried to sell it through specialist dealers and on ebay but didn't get any interest. It succumbed to a lump hammer in the end...

The fireplace has been bricked up and skimmed and is much better for it in my opinion. The only better result would have been to remove the chimney breast completely but that would be a four figure job.

 

[foxhole]

Hope you put a vent in

 

[geraldthehamster]

Hooligan

 

[Steve335]

Hope you put a vent in

Yep. The builder didn't seem to think it was necessary but I specifically asked him to do it. We ended up just leaving on brick out a couple of rows above the skirting. I might fill the void with an air brick? Before putting a vent on the wall.

@geraldthehamster I have a pic just for you...


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Sod's law a lady contacted me on ebay last night who wanted to buy it. I **** you not though it was too heavy to move. I'm not weak - used to gym regularly when younger but I couldn't shift it!

If we had a buyer lined up I would have left it for them to take in the lounge - it would be a 3 man lift or two very strong lads and a trolley perhaps.

 

[jj4091]

Well they do say patience is a virtue.
I don't think you've been going to the right gym though. Perhaps you should have had 3 shredded wheat.

 

[longdogs]

One day people will be putting these things back in and paying good money for them.

 

[geraldthehamster]

One day people will be putting these things back in and paying good money for them.

Trouble is that while cast iron fireplaces can be removed intact and stored, Deco slabbed fireplaces tend to be destroyed in removal.

Richard

 

[nickjb]

Wow! What a shame. Lovely fireplace, and a bit of history destroyed