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Default Tiled Fireplaces

On 06/04/2021 02:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/04/2021 18:16, ARW wrote:
On 05/04/2021 18:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/04/2021 17:27, ARW wrote:
On 04/04/2021 20:27, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
JohnP wrote:
"Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)" wrote in
:

Do you mean tiled surrounds like ones you screw on over the
fireplace
with a hole to the fire?
Â* Since the one in our front room had a tile come off it looked like
Â* it was
just a slab of something tiled. IE the tile looked like any other
tile and there was no impression in the underlying materiel shaped
like the under side of the tile.
Â* I guess that means at least ours was made and tiled afterwards.
I'm
Â* sure
there were many ways to do it though, Why are you interested?
Â* Brian


No Brian - I am thinking back to the 1950's when we have open fires
and a proper tiled hearth and fireplace. Solid concrete and glazed
tiles.

When I was an apprentice heating engineer the company also made
fireplaces,
they were in quite a big way.
The shape of the fireplace is laid out on a bench using wood to
create a
mould. Tiles are placed in the mould, best side down. Mortar is
then poured
into the mould. The next day the fireplace is lifted off the bench and
grouted. Same with the hearth.




So you are still alive.

What a pity.

I was hoping Covid killed you.


Tsk Tsk. That's not very nice is it?



Dennis went..did Harry?


Still both alive AFAIK.




Pretty sure dennis was going into palliative care and then nothing



That is not proof that he is dead.

He may have stopped posting because he might have realised that he
nothing of value to post and is a ****.





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Adam