Hi there, have looked through the posts but have found no good answers
for my current problem!

Following a complete renovation of my cottage, I am fitting a wood
burning stove into the old, very sooty, fire place opening. My
understanding is that sooty acidic deposits on brick eventually travel
through most materials - unibond, render, or even tile grout. My
current thinking is to unibond, then lime render (to create a nice
level finish) then tile, using a dark grout- so that if anything does
travel through it wont look too bad! Other option is to wirebrush as
much surface deposits off as possible, re-point and leave bare-bricks
on show. Anybody got experience with using heat-proof board - guess I
could bond that on and then tile over?

Any thoughts out there?

Thanks,

Tom

bookman wrote:
Hi there, have looked through the posts but have found no good answers
for my current problem!

Following a complete renovation of my cottage, I am fitting a wood
burning stove into the old, very sooty, fire place opening. My
understanding is that sooty acidic deposits on brick eventually travel
through most materials - unibond, render, or even tile grout. My
current thinking is to unibond, then lime render (to create a nice
level finish) then tile, using a dark grout- so that if anything does
travel through it wont look too bad! Other option is to wirebrush as
much surface deposits off as possible, re-point and leave bare-bricks
on show. Anybody got experience with using heat-proof board - guess I
could bond that on and then tile over?

Just limewash or paint it once every two or three years.

bookman wrote:
Hi there, have looked through the posts but have found no good answers
for my current problem!

Following a complete renovation of my cottage, I am fitting a wood
burning stove into the old, very sooty, fire place opening. My
understanding is that sooty acidic deposits on brick eventually travel
through most materials - unibond, render, or even tile grout. My
current thinking is to unibond, then lime render (to create a nice
level finish) then tile, using a dark grout- so that if anything does
travel through it wont look too bad! Other option is to wirebrush as
much surface deposits off as possible, re-point and leave bare-bricks
on show. Anybody got experience with using heat-proof board - guess I
could bond that on and then tile over?

Any thoughts out there?

Thanks,

Tom

In the past I have wire brushed, spattered render on to form a key then
simply given it a smooth render coat with waterproofer resin in the
coat. Nothing came through over the next five years till we moved

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My
understanding is that sooty acidic deposits on brick eventually travel
through most materials - unibond, render, or even tile grout.

I have treated the same with pva, bonding and finish plaster emulsion.
Nothing showed up in 10 years. Just done the same again for LBS.

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Mike W