Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Feb 20, 2019 8:25 pm Apologies, I have no idea where to post this question, where to start, or where to look if anyone asked before. We are looking to add a gas fireplace and framed “chimney breast” into the formal lounge of a typical 10yo project home. Fireplace will be on an external wall (brick veneer). Looking at Jetmaster heat&glo 5x, for a more traditional look I suppose. Question is how wide to build the new chimney breast? Internal wall its going on is only 4.5m wide, so we’ll end up with alcoves each side. Thinking to split into thirds, so 1.5m alcove, 1.5m “built out” chimney breast, then 1.5m alcove the other side. Looking for ideas, pix etc. We purchased a woodburner separately as our builder doesn't do them at all, and plan to install it asap afterwards, will need to build a mantelpiece wall surround thingy,… 6 1271 FEDERATION FIREPLACE COVERED UP??? Our 100 + year old home has a fireplace changed somehow by previous owners. It looks like its been rendered. It had marble and cedar… 0 558 We had a real flame landscape, in our last house which we loved, we were going to put in an Escea this house until we found the real flame landscape was being discontinued… 6 1387 ![]() |