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Hi. We have a particularly attractive (!) early 1990s orange brick fireplace in our lounge, which is several metres wide. At the moment it has an 18" open fire in it, but we would like to replace this with a glass fronted gas fire. We also want to plaster the brick, but are worried about it cracking with the heat, having had similar experiences in a previous property. We have taken advice from two plasterers - one swore blind that it would have to be dry lined first to avoid cracking - the other said he thought a sand based plaster would be just as good if not better, without the need for plasterboard. Obviously that makes quite a difference to the cost. Any thoughts on who is right here? Any help much appreciated.