So i need to breezeblock up inside where an old gas fire was in my house, the gas fire basically went all the way back to the single skin wall so a section of breezeblock was cut out to fit the whole fire at the time.
Im now left with an opening that only has a single skin brick to outside, size is about 80cm by 1 metre high, there is a lintel above the opening obviously put it at the time the fire was.
The gasman said they dont do brickwork to that extent as it would need tying in to the exising breezeblock.
With the opening having a lintel above it, would it really need tying in to what is already there? To be truthfully honest what is already there is a mess anyway its hardly straight or even.
Im tempted to do it myself thats all but if its a job for the pros fair enough, he said something about putting damp proof membrane behind it aswell. Ive attatched a picture to the thread.
THERE IS NO CHIMNEY BREAST THIS FIRE WAS VENTED DIRECTLY OUTSIDE INTO OUR SIDE ALLEYWAY
Cheers
Im now left with an opening that only has a single skin brick to outside, size is about 80cm by 1 metre high, there is a lintel above the opening obviously put it at the time the fire was.
The gasman said they dont do brickwork to that extent as it would need tying in to the exising breezeblock.
With the opening having a lintel above it, would it really need tying in to what is already there? To be truthfully honest what is already there is a mess anyway its hardly straight or even.
Im tempted to do it myself thats all but if its a job for the pros fair enough, he said something about putting damp proof membrane behind it aswell. Ive attatched a picture to the thread.
THERE IS NO CHIMNEY BREAST THIS FIRE WAS VENTED DIRECTLY OUTSIDE INTO OUR SIDE ALLEYWAY
Cheers
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