Hi,

Having removed the carpet and old gas fire in the lounge of our 30s semi, we
found the opening to the chimney in decent condition (lintel still present,
concrete base for tiled hearth still in place) and we've found an original
30s fireplace to fit. We bought a fireback, grate, hearth tiles etc with the
fireplace and now we're ready to install. We though that we'd get a
'competent person' (as in new regs) to do the fitting, just to keep the
right side of the council, however, the local 'expert' fireplace fitter has
quoted us £350 + VAT for the install! He seemed to think the fit was quite
straightforward, so I can't understand the price. Is this a job that a
reasonable competent DIYer can do themselves? Am I being naive to think that
the price is OTT? Can anyone recommend a good source of advice when it comes
to installing fireplaces?

Many thanks

Tom



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