Roger H
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People may remember my opening up of a boarded up fireplace in our much-abused 1840s stone cottage. I finally got around to reinstating a fireplace. Here's the process. When we moved in:
Sadly, the fireplace was gone.
One of the jambs was in the garden an inch under a flowerbed :shock:
The Mrs decamped elsewhere for three days. Admittedly encouraged to see the back of the sheet of plastic duct taped over the opening that we have lived with for over a year.
I had a new jamb cut to match the survivor, and a plain lintel made up. The hob grate was £16 on ebay. Looked a lot better when I had the pink gloss paint stripped off it. Here are the jambs being positioned. A learning curve was that I needed to clear out the backfill which had been behind the orginal jambs to enable mine to be sited comfortably. This was then replaced with stone and a loose lime mortar.
The lintle was a hefty three man lift.
And the finished job, with some stovex polish on.
Electric socket still to move, and lime plaster to edges to put back.
Sadly, the fireplace was gone.
One of the jambs was in the garden an inch under a flowerbed :shock:
The Mrs decamped elsewhere for three days. Admittedly encouraged to see the back of the sheet of plastic duct taped over the opening that we have lived with for over a year.
I had a new jamb cut to match the survivor, and a plain lintel made up. The hob grate was £16 on ebay. Looked a lot better when I had the pink gloss paint stripped off it. Here are the jambs being positioned. A learning curve was that I needed to clear out the backfill which had been behind the orginal jambs to enable mine to be sited comfortably. This was then replaced with stone and a loose lime mortar.
The lintle was a hefty three man lift.
And the finished job, with some stovex polish on.
Electric socket still to move, and lime plaster to edges to put back.
Whilst it's a shame you had to have new stone components made up, it's wonderful that you found at least part of the original surround in the garden......lovely to see before, during and after shots too......thanks for sharing!
