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by wezzoid
Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Is this fireplace safe after removal?
Replies: 4
Views: 1141

Re: Is this fireplace safe after removal?

thanks stoney. I was a absolutely not going to remove any more bricks, i just wasn't sure if it needed reinforcing and how to do that if it does
by wezzoid
Sun Aug 14, 2022 5:10 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Is this fireplace safe after removal?
Replies: 4
Views: 1141

Re: Is this fireplace safe after removal?

i had a bit of a google but i don't understand what a return wall is in this context. My pictures show it's only one brick thick, but maybe im thinking of the wrong bit.

Better photos:
https://imgur.com/a/W9xrpC1
by wezzoid
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:03 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Is this fireplace safe after removal?
Replies: 4
Views: 1141

Is this fireplace safe after removal?

This fireplace had a gas fire with back boiler. I don't want a fire anymore, going to make it tidy and put a houseplant in there or something. Where the equipment was originally installed they must have taken a lot of brickwork out of the right hand side to do it. All there is now is the single skin...
by wezzoid
Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: is this fireplace lintel ok?
Replies: 1
Views: 1621

is this fireplace lintel ok?

I removed the old electric fire from this fireplace. Here's a photo (I couldn't get on with the forum image gadget) https://imgur.com/a/fLT2Fgh Thinking of having a wood burning stove. It looks like they hacked out some of the brickwork to make room for that electric fire. I removed enough plaster t...
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