A friend of mine's bought a flat in the top floor of a massive Victorian house.

The old fireplaces have been removed and filled in, with just a vent left where the fireplace used to be on the chimney breast.

She's bought an old Victorian fireplace that looks to me to be about the size of the one that would have been there and I have agreed to have a go at putting it back - not so it can be used but just for decorative purposes.

I reckon it won't be too hard if I start by stripping back some of the plaster until I get to the point where I can see the edge of the newer bricks that have been used to fill in the old fireplace. I can then remove them with my SDS drill fitted with a chisel and set to "road drill" mode.

Anyone got any thoughts on the practicalities of doing this and any tips?