"Martin" wrote in message
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Hi Group,
I'm fitting a gas stove into the chimney opening in our front room.
The
spec of the stove states all surfaces should be at least 50mm from
non-combustible material. I would like to plaster the internal brick
walls
and paint them so as to have a smooth finish. So is plaster a
non-combustible material?

Thanks in advance,
Martin.


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Paint may not be non-combustible, depending on what kind of paint you
choose. I think there were some bad house fires some years ago caused by
painted surfaces which allowed rapid fire spread. Check out the kind of
paint you intend using for its potential fire risk.

Cic.