Hi All,

A couple of years back we had a fireplace fitted.

It was mostly a good job.

But....

They fitted an 18€� Fireback but put a 16€� surround in front of it.

So the only ready made grate that will fit in front to back is a 16€� but it has gaps at the sides and back.

My options (its too late to get them to fix it) a

Cut an 18€� grate with an angry grinder till it fits and put an 18€� fire front in front of it.

Or

Cement some small pieces of fire brick or some such under the grate round the edges.

Or

Have a blacksmith make something to fill in the gaps.

Or

(And this is the one Id like the advice on)

Bend some road pins I have to a shape so they fill the gaps. Are they likely to survive many coal fires? Or would they burn away after half a dozen?

TIA

Chris

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Hi All,

A couple of years back we had a fireplace fitted.

It was mostly a good job.

But....

They fitted an 18€� Fireback but put a 16€� surround in front of it.

So the only ready made grate that will fit in front to back is a 16€� but
it has gaps at the sides and back.

My options (its too late to get them to fix it) a

Cut an 18€� grate with an angry grinder till it fits and put an 18€� fire
front in front of it.

Or

Cement some small pieces of fire brick or some such under the grate round the edges.

Or

Have a blacksmith make something to fill in the gaps.

Or

(And this is the one Id like the advice on)

Bend some road pins I have to a shape so they fill the gaps. Are they
likely to survive many coal fires? Or would they burn away after half a dozen?

TIA


Having had a Baxi Burnall open fire for many years we changed to a multi
fuel stove last year. I wish I had done it bloody ages ago.

The stove is much more efficient, burns dry wood smokelessly and youre not
wasting heat up the chimney all the time. Yes, it wasnt cheap but it
outperforms an open fire in so many ways Id never have an open fire again.

Tim

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On 12/08/2020 12:35, wrote:
Hi All,

A couple of years back we had a fireplace fitted.

It was mostly a good job.

But....

They fitted an 18€� Fireback but put a 16€� surround in front of it.

So the only ready made grate that will fit in front to back is a 16€� but it has gaps at the sides and back.

My options (its too late to get them to fix it) a

Cut an 18€� grate with an angry grinder till it fits and put an 18€� fire front in front of it.

Or

Cement some small pieces of fire brick or some such under the grate round the edges.

Or

Have a blacksmith make something to fill in the gaps.

Or

(And this is the one Id like the advice on)

Bend some road pins I have to a shape so they fill the gaps. Are they likely to survive many coal fires? Or would they burn away after half a dozen?

TIA

Chris

I had to google Road Pin. I guess they are mild steel bar. They won't
burn away quickly but I would not like to guess whether they would be
better or worse than the cast iron grate. The life will depend on the
thickness, also on how hot the region gets. The safe bet would be to
fabricate something suitable out of scrap stainless steel. I have an old
dish drainer in my scrap pile from which I will be able to extract four
six-inch lengths of quarter inch round bar (and a lot more thin stuff).

I seem to recall, many moons ago when we had an open fire, there were fire
brick spacers in that, so one assumes this is not exactly a new problem. How
long before open fires are banned?
Brian

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Hi All,

A couple of years back we had a fireplace fitted.

It was mostly a good job.

But....

They fitted an 18" Fireback but put a 16" surround in front of it.

So the only ready made grate that will fit in front to back is a 16" but it
has gaps at the sides and back.

My options (it's too late to get them to fix it) a

Cut an 18" grate with an angry grinder till it fits and put an 18" fire
front in front of it.

Or

Cement some small pieces of fire brick or some such under the grate round
the edges.

Or

Have a blacksmith make something to fill in the gaps.

Or

(And this is the one I'd like the advice on)

Bend some road pins I have to a shape so they fill the gaps. Are they
likely to survive many coal fires? Or would they burn away after half a
dozen?

TIA

Chris

We have a wood burner in the main sitting room. My late mother in law insisted she wanted open rather than stove in what was her sitting room (and she was supplying the dosh).

Long term we might put a stove in, short term, maybe we just dont use it.

On Wednesday, 12 August 2020 at 14:19:53 UTC+1, newshound wrote:
On 12/08/2020 12:35, wrote:
Hi All,

A couple of years back we had a fireplace fitted.

It was mostly a good job.

But....

They fitted an 18€� Fireback but put a 16€� surround in front of it.

So the only ready made grate that will fit in front to back is a 16€� but it has gaps at the sides and back.

My options (its too late to get them to fix it) a

Cut an 18€� grate with an angry grinder till it fits and put an 18€� fire front in front of it.

Or

Cement some small pieces of fire brick or some such under the grate round the edges.

Or

Have a blacksmith make something to fill in the gaps.

Or

(And this is the one Id like the advice on)

Bend some road pins I have to a shape so they fill the gaps. Are they likely to survive many coal fires? Or would they burn away after half a dozen?

TIA

Chris

I had to google Road Pin. I guess they are mild steel bar. They won't
burn away quickly but I would not like to guess whether they would be
better or worse than the cast iron grate. The life will depend on the
thickness, also on how hot the region gets. The safe bet would be to
fabricate something suitable out of scrap stainless steel. I have an old

SS or mlid will burn away. SS would just add the hazard of carcinogenic chrome ions.


NT

On 13/08/2020 13:39, Nick Cat wrote:


SS or mlid will burn away. SS would just add the hazard of carcinogenic chrome ions.


NT

Ah, a new troll