{"id":664,"date":"2012-05-15T18:11:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T18:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=664"},"modified":"2012-05-15T18:34:58","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T18:34:58","slug":"rebuilding-the-fireplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/2012\/rebuilding-the-fireplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding the Fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Restoring a fire place in our Whitby cottage to a previous opening. Involving rebuilding a Victorian brick arch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.idostuff.co.uk\/sections\/DIY\/Chimney%20Arch\/Chimney_Arch_Rebuild.html');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.idostuff.co.uk\/sections\/DIY\/Chimney%20Arch\/Chimney_Arch_Rebuild.html\" target=\"_blank\">The full and technical pages are here<\/a> but in brief:<\/p>\n<p>After a few hours carefully removing cement render with a hand chisel and then getting frustrated with the slow progress and resorting to power, we could see the\u00a0previous incarnartions of the fireplace. \u00a0After some time mulling over the possibilities we decided to reinstate the Victorian arch where a range would have been fitted so we can instal a multi-fuel stove.\u00a0 The brickwork was in very poor condition and needed a considerable amount of rebuilding.\u00a0 \u00a0I had to rebuild one side and the arch, with careful consideration to the fact that the rest of chimney was above it.\u00a0 For the full details have a look at the Fireplace arch rebuilding pages on the website.\u00a0 And I&#8217;m sure the\u00a0&#8220;Other Half&#8221; will let you know about the kind of distruption this kind of job entails.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We welcome any comments or questions,\u00a0&#8220;Leave a Response \/ Comments&#8221;\u00a0 below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_666\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_starting_point.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_starting_point.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-666\" title=\"fireplace_starting_point\" src=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_starting_point.jpg\" alt=\"Fireplace to start with\" width=\"470\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_starting_point.jpg 470w, https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_starting_point-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before - this is what we had to start with<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_665\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_re-build_arch.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_re-build_arch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-665\" title=\"fireplace_re-build_arch\" src=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_re-build_arch.jpg\" alt=\"fireplace knocked out and rebuilt\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_re-build_arch.jpg 470w, https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fireplace_re-build_arch-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After- Knocked out and rebuilt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restoring a fire place in our Whitby cottage to a previous opening. 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