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Hi all,
We're having a lot of work done on the house and one small job which I'd appreciate some advice on is the fireplace.
I've just had the fireplace opened up to reveal the original brickwork, it's a shallower fireplace than the one we had in the dining room. It has an unsightly concrete lintel and I'm wondering if I can cover it with a piece of decorative wood. We don't want to build on the front of the fireplace with more brick.
We have plasterers coming in shortly and what I'd like to do is ask them to plaster the brickwork on the sides of the fireplace leaving perhaps a 2" gap exposing the brick surround ?
We'd like to use a small multi fuel stove in the fireplace, will a wood panel be ok to use and will plaster be ok on the sides ?
My description may be a bit confusing so here's a mock up of what I'm trying to achieve.
We're having a lot of work done on the house and one small job which I'd appreciate some advice on is the fireplace.
I've just had the fireplace opened up to reveal the original brickwork, it's a shallower fireplace than the one we had in the dining room. It has an unsightly concrete lintel and I'm wondering if I can cover it with a piece of decorative wood. We don't want to build on the front of the fireplace with more brick.
We have plasterers coming in shortly and what I'd like to do is ask them to plaster the brickwork on the sides of the fireplace leaving perhaps a 2" gap exposing the brick surround ?
We'd like to use a small multi fuel stove in the fireplace, will a wood panel be ok to use and will plaster be ok on the sides ?
My description may be a bit confusing so here's a mock up of what I'm trying to achieve.