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by Tingey
Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: pointing inglenook fireplace
Replies: 6
Views: 6521

Re: pointing inglenook fireplace

is there anything I can coat the finished stone and pointing with to bring out the colour of the stone and will be safe and heat resistant?
does it have to be a breathable coating?

I was thinking wd40, is this a really stupid idea in a fireplace and above a fireplace?
by Tingey
Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:52 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: pointing inglenook fireplace
Replies: 6
Views: 6521

Re: pointing inglenook fireplace

thanks, appreciate it.
by Tingey
Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: pointing inglenook fireplace
Replies: 6
Views: 6521

Re: pointing inglenook fireplace

just use lime and sand, so hydrated lime with sharp sand 4:1 if the stone is soft the heat will expand the cement and make it crack,the lime and sand wont. so 4 hydrated lime to 1 sharp sand (and no cement)? or the other way around? I rang a specialist lime company earlier who said hydrated lime on...
by Tingey
Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:47 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: pointing inglenook fireplace
Replies: 6
Views: 6521

pointing inglenook fireplace

what should I use for pointing fireplace, I want a white finish. fireplace is radnorshire stone which is quite flakey on the horizontal plane. I am getting conflicting advice. some say 1 white cement / 1 hydrated lime / 6 sea sand others say 1 Hydraulic lime (not hydrated) / 2.5 sharp sand is the fi...
by Tingey
Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Removal of fireplace range/aga
Replies: 4
Views: 5755

Re: fireplace

Thanks stoneyboy and welsh brickie for the responses, I appreciate it. I done many of these,under the brick arch is flat metal brace for the arch so you should be ok to remove the rubble and aga. But like everything else assumtions are the cause of all cockups,so just take your time. I don't see a b...
by Tingey
Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:10 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Removal of fireplace range/aga
Replies: 4
Views: 5755

Removal of fireplace range/aga

https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/i/forum/fireplace.gif I want to remove the aga and replace it with a woodburner for central heating and hot water. I'd like to strip the fireplace back to the original stone. maybe repair the arch or insert a wooden lintel. the house is stone built 1840, the stone in th...
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