A ventilation cowl is required to suit the chimney pot.
Blocking up a fireplace with plasterboard.
Trace the vent onto the drywall.
A quantity of plaster will be required to cover the face of the bricks this can only be applied once the mortar holding the bricks has gone off.
Mix up plaster and apply to surface in light coats.
To block a fireplace up you can use a piece of plasterboard as an alternative to bricks.
Allow it to dry.
Apply it with a plasterer s trowel scraping it over the bricks until they are completely covered.
Using timber battens 50mm x 50mm 2inx2in construct a frame around the inside edge of the opening setting it back slightly to allow for the width of the board.
Remember to leave the surface of the air brick exposed.
Measure the fireplace s opening.
The plasterboard will need to be cut correctly so that it fits tightly into the space.
Continue this process until surface is covered.
A new section of skirting board will be required to finish off the wall after the plaster has gone off.