Removing a gas fireplace

holymonk · 30 Mar 2017 at 16:57

I have a 55" TV so the fireplace is going to need to go as I dont think I will be able to fit it in.

How difficult is this to do by my self and how do I approach it?

ruffneck · 30 Mar 2017 at 17:20

I've done this before.

I simply removed any trim and mantel to expose the gas fireplace, then I hired a gassafe engineer to disconnect the fireplace and seal up the pipe in the wall. Then we just plastered over it.

holymonk · 30 Mar 2017 at 17:41

So you literally just hammered the bricks off with a chisel ? whats left just a small gas pipe and a small hole?

divuk83 · 30 Mar 2017 at 18:03

I have done the same, removed this:

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Did all the work myself, with the exception of the first job which was getting my gas safe certified friend to cap the gas so it was safe to pull it all out (fire and back boiler). If you are blocking it be sure to fit a vent.

Dave

holymonk · 30 Mar 2017 at 19:35

Thanks for the pictures makes perfect sense now.

mickyflinn · 30 Mar 2017 at 19:43

Do you use the fireplace much especially in the winter and is there any other source of heating in the room ? You could just mount the tv where the mirror is.

a1ex2001 · 30 Mar 2017 at 20:28

mickyflinn said:
Do you use the fireplace much especially in the winter and is there any other source of heating in the room ? You could just mount the tv where the mirror is.

That would be hideous to watch!

mickyflinn · 30 Mar 2017 at 21:05

a1ex2001 said:
That would be hideous to watch!

Not really, i know a few people who have done this and i must admit takes a bit of geting use to but a lot less drastic than ripping out your fire place .

holymonk · 30 Mar 2017 at 22:35

Nah not mounting a 2300 OLED on the wall up there in the gods

a1ex2001 · 30 Mar 2017 at 23:28

mickyflinn said:
Not really, i know a few people who have done this and i must admit takes a bit of geting use to but a lot less drastic than ripping out your fire place .

Each to there own but I would rather have a smaller tv than mount it above a fire place!

Skiddley · 31 Mar 2017 at 10:53

Are you replacing the carpet too?

Street · 31 Mar 2017 at 15:02

I did this in our house but luckily I didn't have to remove the actual fireplace. When we moved in there was some god awful gas fire which was so old the gas engineer said he'd never worked on one before and it had no safety features or proper ignition. We needed to replace the old pipe running through the house as it was corroded and leaking so while he was doing that I got him to take out the spur to the fire. I then just ripped it out and skipped it.

The nearly finished version:

holymonk · 10 Apr 2017 at 08:47

Yeah will be replacing all the carpeting