Blocking Up A Fireplace Opening

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Blocking up a fireplace opening.

Keep the guard over your fireplace whenever you aren t using it. Arrange for your fireplace to be professionally cleaned. You need to leave an air ventilation opening to keep from getting air pockets backing up from the top of the chimney. Measure the fireplace s opening.

Make sure to purchase an. Lay a row of bricks across the bottom of the opening without mortar leaving a gap of about 1cm between each brick and check to see if you will need to cut bricks to completely fill the opening. Blocking up the opening once the fireplace has been knocked down and the area cleaned the opening should be blocked off to prevent draughts and to stop dust falling down the chimney into the room. Snap the board along the.

Laying brickwork into fireplace opening the brickwork can now be built into the opening. It should be set back half an inch from the existing face of the plasterwork surrounding the fireplace. Place the guard so it s flush with the opening of your fireplace. Closing the fireplace once the chimney has been swept clear out any debris left on the floor of the fireplace.

Choose a color that is similar or complementary to the existing fireplace. The air brick however should be built out a little so that its face is flush with the existing plaster. For this you can use bricks lightweight building blocks or more lightweight materials such as hardboard chipboard or asbestos. Bricks remove the fireplace surround.

Wear safety goggles to protect the eyes. Cover an unused fireplace. Hold a straightedge on the drywall along the section you want to cut and score the drywall with a utility knife. Apply it with a plasterer s trowel scraping it over the bricks until they are completely covered.

Measure your chimney opening and determine how much brick to purchase. Unfold the guard and place it over the hole. The guard is sturdy enough to stand on its own and will block any draft coming down your chimney. You may come across metal.

Cut a piece of 1 2 inch drywall to fit over the opening. A brick or stone surround first inspect the surround to ensure that it s not imitation comprising of stone or brick facings cemented to a concrete.