Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Removing a fire place 3Dec 02, 2010 5:39 pm mswilmot Is your wall flat other than the actual fireplace at the bottom? The only reason I ask that in our house the actual chimney itself protrudes from the wall all the way through the ceiling as it's on an internal wall. If it's just the actual fireplace itself, you should be able to remove that - my parents did it a couple of years ago in an old shop they bought and sold the fireplaces on ebay. You'd want to make sure that it's sealed at the top before you go and seal the bottom though (we found many a mummified mouse in the bottom of our chimney). Lol (kind of) about the mouse. But yes, good point. I'm sure this one would just be sealed at the bottom - previous renovators did it to sell so they didn't do anything more than they had to. And yes, the chimney is on the outside, it is just the actual fireplace that has been rendered and painted - so not exactly sure what is underneath. I guess my two concerns are whether a good plaster should be able to fill the gap and not have any seams or tell tale signs of a previous fireplace/hole. And, whether it shouldn't be too much of a task to match the floorboards under the tiles. I might ask in a separate post about that..... Thanks again mswilmot.... Re: Removing a fire place 4Dec 02, 2010 8:28 pm I have removed one, in my old place, about 4 years ago. It was a double-brick house, with floorboards. After removing the fireplace, I bricked up the cavity, rendered with mortar until approx 2-3mm under the wall surface. Then apply plaster, and sand, sand, sand. Use a long flat object with sand paper taped to it. This way the finished surface is smooth (no lumps & bumps). Seal the plaster, then paint. For the floor, the length of the my wall wasn't very long. So, I removed about four rows of floorboards, and put in new ones. Stained to match existing floorboard. I wouldn't say it's very hard, but it's not for the faint-hearted. Chris Need some advice. Living in a townhouse with one common wall, recently we have discovered that the fire separation wall is incomplete and on further investigation, support… 0 3957 Not back peddling at all. You seem to have issues with comprehension my friend. Guy fcked up, he's considering being dishonest with his bank and hiding it. It will end… 21 15065 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi everyone Planning a large house extension in New South Wales northern rivers with a BAL 29 Fire zoning. Has anyone had experience with this type of zoning and how much… 0 6631 |