What size timber/studwork for fake chimney breast

[ThyJones]

Morning All,

I am going to build a fake chimney wall for an electric log burner and for a tv that will be slightly recessed.

Just a quick query - what would be the most suitable size of timber to build the frame?

It will be fixed to the ceiling, floor and wall.

Photo is just an example of what someone else has done:

Thanks

 

[Mottie]

3”x2”. Well, that’s what I used. I then formed the sides and front with 12mm ply and then plaster boarded over that so that it could be plastered.

 

[johnny2007]

2x2 more than enough and if you're plastering, no need for plywood, straight with plasterboard.

 

[foxhole]

Used 4x2 on mine , lined with brick , plastered, Wood burner .

 

[johnny2007]

Overkill.
Do you perform bull fights in your lounge?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Nah, he's hung a 250kg decorative mirror over his fire.....

I'm another one who thinks that 2 x 2 is adequate

 

[foxhole]

Overkill.
Do you perform bull fights in your lounge?

It’s big enough

 

[Mottie]

Sod it. Go 6” x 4” to be on the safe side.....

 

[johnny2007]

Sod it. Go 6” x 4” to be on the safe side.....

Just make a cast and pour armed concrete in there.
It will hold the house together during a nuclear attack...