Now my nasty brick fireplace has been removed I'm left with this

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg

What's the best way to fill this in do you think ? Cinder block ?

Many thanks

Sean

On 21/06/2014 12:13, DrLargePants wrote:
Now my nasty brick fireplace has been removed I'm left with this

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg

What's the best way to fill this in do you think ? Cinder block ?


Whatever you decide on, don't forget some ventilation.

I'd go for whatever the rest of the wall is built from.

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On Saturday, 21 June 2014 12:13:52 UTC+1, DrLargePants wrote:
Now my nasty brick fireplace has been removed I'm left with this



http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg



What's the best way to fill this in do you think ? Cinder block ?



Many thanks



Sean

what's in the pipe?

how do you want it all to look?

Jim K

I'd be inclined to put in a wood frame and plasterboard. Just in case you
or others want to open it up again. And has been said don't forget some
ventilation if the chimney still exists.

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To e-mail, change noise into sound.

/... And has been said don't forget some ventilation if the chimney still exists./q

ITYM "if the flue still exists" which it appears to from the photo.

Jim K

"DrLargePants" wrote in message
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Now my nasty brick fireplace has been removed I'm left with this

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg

What's the best way to fill this in do you think ? Cinder block ?

Many thanks

Sean


You'll have to remove the metal liner that's in place as it's protruding
further than the plaster.
This is where it's going to get a bit messy because someone has used the
metal box as a lintel and there's a lump of thermalite block over the top
which will come down, also there's probably a few hundred kilos of soot and
****e behind that box

Phil L wrote:

"DrLargePants" wrote:

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg

You'll have to remove the metal liner that's in place as it's protruding
further than the plaster.
This is where it's going to get a bit messy because someone has used the
metal box as a lintel and there's a lump of thermalite block over the top
which will come down, also there's probably a few hundred kilos of soot and
****e behind that box

Wedge some wooden 'props' inside the metal liner, then tin-snip at the
corners and fold the protruding edges inwards?

Andy Burns scribbled...


Phil L wrote:

"DrLargePants" wrote:

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c116ee9.jpg

You'll have to remove the metal liner that's in place as it's protruding
further than the plaster.
This is where it's going to get a bit messy because someone has used the
metal box as a lintel and there's a lump of thermalite block over the top
which will come down, also there's probably a few hundred kilos of soot and
****e behind that box

Wedge some wooden 'props' inside the metal liner, then tin-snip at the
corners and fold the protruding edges inwards?


& fingers crossed the rust doesn't come though the plaster.

On Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:41:17 PM UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
I'd be inclined to put in a wood frame and plasterboard. Just in case you
or others want to open it up again. And has been said don't forget some
ventilation if the chimney still exists.

Thats the easy option, dont need to deal with the protruding steelwork.


NT

There is no chimney, just a blocked up flue that exits at a right angle to the floor. I'm pretty sure the wall is cinder block

Mortar and assorted ****e by the look of it.

Wall is getting skimed, so whatever's best for the plasterer really

Ahh, that's a good point actually, didn't think of that.

Correct.

I was rather reluctent to remove it for exactly that reason !

DrLargePants wrote:

Correct.
that's a good point
There is no chimney
Mortar and assorted ****e
I was rather reluctent to remove it

Context is everything ...

What is context?


:-)


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Rod

On Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:47:50 AM UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
DrLargePants wrote:



Correct.

that's a good point

There is no chimney

Mortar and assorted ****e

I was rather reluctent to remove it



Context is everything ...

Granted, I didn't realise when replying on a phone that it cut the rest of the message out.