Hi, Decided to take on a project whilst in lockdown: remove a gas fireplace, mantel, surround and hearth (the easy bit) and fit a cast iron...
The two chimney breasts in my house were removed many years ago. All that's left is the hearth in the lounge (purely decorative) and...
There is a vent in the corner of the living room; I am wondering if I can brick it up as it lets in a considerable draft? There use to be a back...
I've just moved into an older house and the previous owners have had the chimney bricked up at the fireplace opening and a vent is fitted to allow...
I'm refurbishing my kitchen (house is a 1908 semi). The chimney breast (not on party wall) has been partly removed by a previous owner at ground...
Hi all, After some much needed advice. Have a chimney breast located in the living room of a 1930's build. The chimney is brick and has a...
Good morning all, I am after a little advice on converting a fireplace into a mini book shelf please. Kids room. The fireplace has been cleared...
I have 2 currently unused fireplaces on my ground floor the chimneys of which have ugly vents in the upstairs bedrooms. One of these will be...
I'm fairly sure sweatiness on chimney breasts (inside home) is due to hygroscopic salts. I was wondering if one approach to dry them out is to...
I'm really hoping someone might be able to help us shed light on why a bedroom that was previously naturally cosy is now really cold! We had some...
I am selling an old terraced house. There is a kitchen at rear with bedroom above it. The bedroom has a small chimney breast (fireplace blocked...
Hi guys, I'm new at this so please tell me if I'm not following protocol. I am about to start on a self build project the start of which is to...
My two storey mid-terraced house in Ramsbottom had the ground floor chimney breast removed at some point in the past. The remaining chimney has...
Hey folks, My first post here so go easy! I have moved in to a new build just over a year ago and been having problems with leaks! They seem to...
Hi, I'm renovating my house and decided to replace the floor joists as they were bouncing. They were also rotten in my other room. I'm going to...
Hello...new to this and diy in general so apologies for my complete lack of knowledge! We have just bought a 2 bed 1880 semi. The chimney stack...
Hi, I am wanting to remove the chimney breast in the bedroom to make space for fitted wardrobes. I'm just wanting to find out what is involved...
Hi We have a chimney in the bedroom which was bricked up in the 70s/80s. No vent was provided and the pot has been left uncapped, but there is...
We are moving into a new semi-detached house (built cca, 1930) and I would like to remove the chimney breast from one of the upstairs bedrooms as...
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