More fun with chimneys
Oh 'eck. Having been left with a hole-in-the-fireplace after the back boiler was taken out we thought it a good idea to get a log-burner (see previous posts...).
Now, log burners are large(ish). They won't fit in the hole and look ok. So you make it 4" wider by removing the half-bricks at the side don't you? Sadly, after that the bits of wall now left look too small and the whole thing looks ridiculous.
Hmm, have a think.
"Do you think it would look better if we took the whole fireplace out", asks the wife.
"Err, maybe..."
Several hours later and several trips to the tip I removed the entire thing (about 400 bricks I estimate). I also had to vacuum the dust off both cats who refused to move from their normal morning sleeping positions on the sofa.
This now leaves a bare concrete block wall and a hole in the ceiling. Call in the plasterer who needs to skim the entire wall and ceiling to get a decent finish...
After three... 1, 2, 3
And, yes, I did remember to check first that it wasn't a supporting wall!
No cats were harmed (much) in the removal of the wall.
I can tell you how to get dust out of a Dyson filter.
Now, log burners are large(ish). They won't fit in the hole and look ok. So you make it 4" wider by removing the half-bricks at the side don't you? Sadly, after that the bits of wall now left look too small and the whole thing looks ridiculous.
Hmm, have a think.
"Do you think it would look better if we took the whole fireplace out", asks the wife.
"Err, maybe..."
Several hours later and several trips to the tip I removed the entire thing (about 400 bricks I estimate). I also had to vacuum the dust off both cats who refused to move from their normal morning sleeping positions on the sofa.
This now leaves a bare concrete block wall and a hole in the ceiling. Call in the plasterer who needs to skim the entire wall and ceiling to get a decent finish...
After three... 1, 2, 3
...and so We had a cup of tea
and right said Fred
Have to take the wall down
That there wall is gonna have to go...
and right said Fred
Have to take the wall down
That there wall is gonna have to go...
And, yes, I did remember to check first that it wasn't a supporting wall!
No cats were harmed (much) in the removal of the wall.
I can tell you how to get dust out of a Dyson filter.
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