I want to open up the fireplace in our lounge and install an lovely old Victorian open-fire.
Yesterday I opened it up, expecting to find the builder's opening, but instead I found a much more recent hole in the wall type opening. Now I don't know what to do next?
This is it before:
And this is it after opening. It was bricked up with breeze blocks.
I was half-hoping to find a nice hidden hearth in there, but it looks like the renovation gang have gone overboard in the past. There is even a gas pipe coming in from the side.
What should I do now? The base appears to be solid so I don't know if I should keep going?
Yesterday I opened it up, expecting to find the builder's opening, but instead I found a much more recent hole in the wall type opening. Now I don't know what to do next?
This is it before:
And this is it after opening. It was bricked up with breeze blocks.
I was half-hoping to find a nice hidden hearth in there, but it looks like the renovation gang have gone overboard in the past. There is even a gas pipe coming in from the side.
What should I do now? The base appears to be solid so I don't know if I should keep going?