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AceOfHearts
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60 months
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DJFish
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132 months
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That looks very similar to ours, we started off with a horrible gas fire & brick fireplace:  Which we knocked out leaving the pre cast liner:  That came out leaving a big hole:  Which was lined with stone when we had the fire fitted: 
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AceOfHearts
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60 months
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That looks fantastic  So do you think i should just carry on knocking out the modern crap block work until i get to the lintel and original brickwork?
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Paddy_N_Murphy
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53 months
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I think you should get a lintel ready and handy first.
Then knock out the hole for it, and bang it in ASAP.
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AceOfHearts
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60 months
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I think that's a good plan  I have done a bit more poking around and that lintel I pointed out in the earlier post is actually made of steel.
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russ_a
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80 months
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I think our concrete lintel was about £10
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AceOfHearts
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60 months
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Rosscow
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32 months
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I love the fact that you are doing some serious demolition work whilst leaving the fish tank in place 
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AceOfHearts
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Rosscow said: I love the fact that you are doing some serious demolition work whilst leaving the fish tank in place Its ok i will move it before i knock out the bricks beneath it 
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AceOfHearts
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Unfortunately progress has slowed a bit due to other things needing doing, but i have a few questions. Since i crashed my motorbike last week money is a bit tight, so i may be using it as an open fire until i can afford a stove next year. Due to being a bit funny about the wood being above the fire (new lintel) i think i will replace it with a concrete one to be on the safe side. I will also be building my own fire surround to save some money, so that should be interesting With that sorted i need to decide what i am going to do with the aesthetics. I will finish knocking out the base tomorrow, as well as install the concrete lintel. I know what i am going to use for the new base and hearth, but am unsure about the internal walls of the fireplace  I would like to clean up and have the old bricks showing, but as you can see the previous fireplace fettler has smashed the internal row of bricks in by half a bricks width. I am wondering how i can make this look good, or whether to board it all up inside for the 'clean' look. If i went this way what board would i use and where could i get it? What would you all do?
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AceOfHearts
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Progress has slowed a bit due to other work need to be doing, but i have a few questions. I will be knocking the rest of the base out tomorrow, and i know what i want to make the new base and hearth out of so that is all sorted Also due to crashing my motorbike last week, money is a bit tight, so i will be using the fireplace as an open fireplace until i can afford a stove. With this in mind i will be replacing the wooden lintel with a concrete one for peace of mind. My question begins with the internal walls of the fireplace. You can see that the previous fireplace fettler has smashed the inner row of bricks back by half a bricks width. How could i make this look good, as ideally i'd like to keep the original brick finish in the end. Alternatively i could board out the inside to cover it up for the 'clean' look. What type of board would I use and where could i get it from? I will also be making a basic fire surround myself to save money, so that should be interesting
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DBSV8
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AceOfHearts said: Progress has slowed a bit due to other work need to be doing, but i have a few questions. I will be knocking the rest of the base out tomorrow, and i know what i want to make the new base and hearth out of so that is all sorted Also due to crashing my motorbike last week, money is a bit tight, so i will be using the fireplace as an open fireplace until i can afford a stove. With this in mind i will be replacing the wooden lintel with a concrete one for peace of mind. My question begins with the internal walls of the fireplace. You can see that the previous fireplace fettler has smashed the inner row of bricks back by half a bricks width. How could i make this look good, as ideally i'd like to keep the original brick finish in the end. Alternatively i could board out the inside to cover it up for the 'clean' look. What type of board would I use and where could i get it from? I will also be making a basic fire surround myself to save money, so that should be interesting be very carefull with using a concrete lintel if you are going to have an open fire ...they have a nasty tendancy to explode under heat as my brothwer found out to his cost when he made a bbq out of concrete slabs ...
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mattdaniels
5,116 posts
151 months
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Also that wooden cabinet butted up to the fireplace is going to have to go isn't it?
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AceOfHearts
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Slow and steady An Update: Hetas engineer / chimney sweep came over today and swept the chimney, inspected it with the camera to check widths and for obstructions and we are good to go for a liner He can do the installation for a fixed price and also help me order up what I need, all i need to sort out is the hearth and i am good to go  Next question is what I should use for the hearth and whether i should use a 316/316 or a 316/904 liner. Suggestions welcome I also got a bargain stove on eBay but unsure whether to use it yet or not  I also have a fire surround to fit but will need modifying as it is too big. I have the next 2 weeks off though so expect a lot more updates
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AceOfHearts
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60 months
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Here is what it looks like at the moment:  ETA as you can see i have also moved the fish (and bought a new tank  ) and knocked out the rest of the brickwork
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swerni
19,910 posts
79 months
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Move the TV as well.
They look crap mounted above the fire.
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AceOfHearts
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I will finally finish up this thread with some pictures tomorrow. Still a couple of finishing touches to do but I now have a functioning burner 
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tleefox
147 posts
17 months
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swerni said: Move the TV as well.
They look crap mounted above the fire. Surely the TV will overheat also?
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Simpo Two
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134 months
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AceOfHearts said: I will finally finish up this thread with some pictures tomorrow. Still a couple of finishing touches to do but I now have a functioning burner That's quite a nice stove - what make please?
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AceOfHearts
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tleefox said: swerni said: Move the TV as well.
They look crap mounted above the fire. Surely the TV will overheat also? I tried TV next to the fire, but was awful to watch so I now have a flatter TV mounted above the fire again. I have checked it with the burner running full blast and it barely gets warm. I think the mantel protects it quite well.
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