Help with building a boxed hole in Chimney breast

[tacopowell]

Afternoon,
Had the old back boiler and gas fire removed from the chimney breast in front room, Were hoping to put in a multi-fuel stove in place but quotes are a little out of our price range at the moment,
So in the mean time I want to but a boxed hole in place (ornament box if you will)

I've built a stud frame with boxing it off with plywood in mind but I would love smooth edges if possible, which I guess means using plasterboard instead.

Whats your thoughts on this.

My experience in plastering is limited to repairing one hole on a brick wall, which didn't go so bad.

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[kbdiy]

MDF would give you smooth edges so no need for plastering.

 

[tacopowell]

MDF would give you smooth edges so no need for plastering.

Not a bad idea but I guess the edge of MDF would have a different texture than the plaster next to it, even after painted,
I'm going to have to plaster up to the box corners no matter what the material,

Am I correct in thinking I would use a plaster tape on the edge and than plaster over? or some sort of metal corner brace?

 

[jay679]

Definately go for plaster, and yes beads on corners. Decent guide available here....

http://www.british-gypsum.com/~/med...r-Thistle-plaster-and-Gyproc-Plasterboard.pdf

 

[mattylad]

I did similar but used slates, looks a smashing little hole in the chimney and now has er indoors big budda in it

 

[0000dave0000]

We removed a horrible gas fire thing on the chimney breast, couple of bits of timber and a sheet of plasterboard to hide the tv bracket and wires and boxed the hole up with ply, then my dad plastered it all up, still to hide the wires at the back and the one wire we forgot

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[0000dave0000]

wont let me copy the url but on this page it shows you the corners my dad used

http://www.robert-price.co.uk/html/metal-work.html

 

[Fordy361]

I did this with the hole where the fire and back boiler used to be.

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