chimney

Afternoon all, could someone recommend a resin for threaded rod that will be securing a set of gallows brackets and that is suitable for such, and if possible doesn’t cost a fortune. cheers Plumby

Hi All, Appealing for some guidance to construction of dry ridge system at rendered chimney junction. Prior to laying the full ridge I’d like to understand if my plan at the abutment seems correct: Idea is to purchase a preformed saddle, fitted at the junction over the roof battens...

Hi all, appreciate some advice.. We have a slight damp issue which appears in cold weather, in the first floor bedroom next to the chimney breast. Mainly on the ceiling rather than the breast itself. The chimney has been plaster boarded around it throughout the house. It has had a gas fire...

Hi everyone, been reading lots of chats but still confused, hoping you guys can help! There is damp on a bedroom wall covering a chimney breast. Damp is in patches from floor to ceiling, but only on that wall. Damp gets worse with rain, then slowly starts to dry. Had no problems the last few...

Hi, ive recently bought an old listed property (1877) and found 2 huge holes leading to a chimney. The loft is very shallow and awkward to get into. Today i went into it to & crawled to the end gable where i know 4 chimneys go to a single stack directly above the Apex of the gable end. I found 2...

I have an 1800's croft house, originally single storey, granite boulder construction with lime mortar. The house now has a dormer conversion upstairs of unknown age. The external stone walls have been cement pointed. I'm renovating my upstairs bedroom and have ripped away some plasterboard as...

I need to fill a small area of missing sand/cement flaunching, It is about 1.5m from accessible loft window. Has anyone used a Mortar Gun with extension tube to do something similar? Traditional access is difficult/expensive for what is needed, so any suggestions would be helpful.

I had been making plans to remove the ground floor and first floor chimney breasts, leaving the chimney in the loft supported by gallow brackets. The chimney stack is shared as I live in a mid terraced Edwardian house. Having mentioned the works (unofficially ahead of a party wall notice) to my...

I live in a mid-terrace circa 1900s house and I am looking at removing the ground floor chimney breast of my house, leaving the first floor breast above. I did want to remove the first floor breast too but it was becoming too costly. I have been speaking with a builder and they've advised that...

I am designing a kitchen and there is gas range cooker in the chimney. The chimney has a flue but the opening is only 400mm from the cooker top and most extractors require about 600mm space between the cooker and extractor. Other than getting a builder to lift the chimney lintel, does anyone...

I'm in the process of re-tiling a disused fireplace in my Victorian terraced house. I noticed that the 'ceiling' of the fireplace was sealed up with a piece of plasterboard. Upon removing part of this a number of bricks and some mortar have fallen out. It looks as though the chimney opening has...

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 fireplace (decorative only, not going to burn anything), a new mantel and new hearth. We live in a terrace house id say is well over 100 years old. On the...

I am closing up a disused fireplace opening with studwork and plasterboard. It is a brick chimney stack but above the roofline the chimney has been removed and there is just a metal flue. Ideally, I'd rather not fit a vent due to draughts and I think they are quite unsightly. I am aware it is...

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 air to circulate. But the vent is letting in a lot of cold air. What are my options here? I've read up on the issues a bit and it seems like...

Hi I could do with a bit of advice, been in a property 4 years now and have always had a bit of a problem with stuff falling down the chimney into my fire place, just sticks and other bits from birds, the fire place isnt in use so more of a pain then anything else, anyway i invested in a chimney...

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 out, its just an empty space, and has actually been plasterboarded and skimmed over , which i plan to cut through somehow. Probably several cuts with...

Hi, Has anyone ever come across this? I have what I originally thought was an old boiler flu. But it doesn’t go up to the ceiling above. Instead it appears to be support for the joist of the house. I’ve included two photos. The one with the brickwork is the top of the support / pillar where...

I have just bought my first property, it is a ground floor flat. When I bought the property the fireplace was covered with a board. I have now taken off the board and there is a half attempted hole behind it. I would ideally like to open up the hole and create a nice open space to perhaps tile...

I've spent this evening starting to open up a fireplace for the future install of a multi-fuel stove. I have found a massive stone lintel behind the plaster and started to remove a few of the bricks below it (which were very loose and wobbled out - great!): Above the lintel seems to be...

Hi - want to install an old edwardian fireplace upstairs with tile 'cheeks' - however, as the tiled panels incline inwards, many don't fit our recess of 53cm. Would we be able to shave the corner off either side of the opening (I'm finding it'd typically be c.10cm on each side), to accommodate...