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dpack

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 20 9:19 am Post subject:
yep

dpack

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 20 9:23 am Post subject:
strip the front face and we can see the bricks it does start to look like it was reduced from a larger hole that is structural

sgt.colon

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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 20 9:48 am Post subject:
Thank you both. I'll get back to it with my hammer and chisel and report back, with pictures.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 20 3:05 pm Post subject:
at my parent's house one fireplace - when the plaster was stripped from the chimney breast there were signs of multiple alterations over the years - a big fireplace made into a smaller one, then made smaller still to fit a cast iron insert.. They choose to open the fireplace up to the middle size one

dpack

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 20 3:51 pm Post subject:

sgt.colon wrote:

Thank you both. I'll get back to it with my hammer and chisel and report back, with pictures.

let me see what you have there, wide is a surprise for the age of house but not implausible.

if it is wide it increases the options for burner style

sgt.colon

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 11:51 am Post subject:
Okay, then back bricks have been knocked out and I've knocked the plaster off down one side. Looking at it I'm think we are at the original width? Also, I need to reset a couple of bricks on the right hand side. Is it just a normal mortar mix? Thanks

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 12:35 pm Post subject:
get the rest of the plaster off and show us a face on full w/ht snap from further back and as close to 90 degrees on as you can manage

sgt.colon

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 1:57 pm Post subject:
Ah, okay. I will do. I'll do that tomorrow and report back. Thanks Dpack.

Ty Gwyn

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Location: Lampeter

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 2:29 pm Post subject:
Them 2 bricks either side that step in under the steel bar show that it has been narrowed,the brickwork on the right side has plainly been added later,cannot see the inside left as plain. Can you show a photo of the whole wall,as sometimes a fireplace is moved to one or the other sides not always central according to the way the flue goes up.

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 3:31 pm Post subject:
it does look that way at the mo, it would be good if it is like that

sgt.colon

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 6:44 pm Post subject:
Not taken plaster off yet but I've done some more shots. One is of the fireplace and the other three are up the chimney. As you can see there is another steel lintel a brick and a bit up. Obviously I cannot see how many bricks across it goes. P.S. You guys are good!

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 6:53 pm Post subject:
you probably wont want to get a bigger woodburner - you need to size it for the room rather than the fireplace - but if you have space enough to stick a kettle or dutch oven on top of the burner, that is a huge advantage. or there are some models with a mini oven built in.

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 7:17 pm Post subject:
you do have space

dpack

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 20 7:18 pm Post subject:
in the morning chat

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 20 7:09 am Post subject:
Sorry Nicky, but I have to disagree with you unless you always want to keep the door shut. We have a larger one, and with the door open, it provides some extra heat to the rest of the house. Keeps the central heating off a bit more in winter. As I also said in that post, having a flat top and room to put pans on means you can cook on it too.

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