Show me your: Fireplace
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We are currently doing this. We have decided with our limited time and the fact we have a 2yo we are getting a fireplace company to do it for us. More than I wanted to pay, but happy with the face a pro will be doing it and it will be done in 1-2 days. Obviously no pics yet, but when done will post some. Hopefully will be done in 3 weeks
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In the living room I use mine for AV. Got a shelf in and all the cables go up the chimney via a waste pipe for tidiness.
Upstairs we've just got the classic decorative logs so no point at all.
Upstairs we've just got the classic decorative logs so no point at all.
not what i'm after, but smart thinking all the same!
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Fair enough. Other than an actual fireplace, what could "doing something" constitute in a living room?
Not quite what you asked, but some food for thought!
Previous house was a 1960's bungalow, we did think about putting a fire in but it didn't really seem in keeping with the property. Plus I had spare bricks, cement and plaster so the total cost was about £10 for the plastic vent and a short length of skirting board.
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Current House:
The fire has never worked as long as we have lived here (3.5 years) and is pretty hideous. I have just had the gas capped off and pulled out the fire place and we are left with a hole at the moment. It's a 1970's semi so I'm not sure a grand fireplace is exactly fitting! Current plan is a beam/shelf over the hole, keep the hearth and line the hole with something, maybe tiles or wood? Then pop a basket of pinecones in or something.
Dave
Previous house was a 1960's bungalow, we did think about putting a fire in but it didn't really seem in keeping with the property. Plus I had spare bricks, cement and plaster so the total cost was about £10 for the plastic vent and a short length of skirting board.
Before:
After:
Current House:
The fire has never worked as long as we have lived here (3.5 years) and is pretty hideous. I have just had the gas capped off and pulled out the fire place and we are left with a hole at the moment. It's a 1970's semi so I'm not sure a grand fireplace is exactly fitting! Current plan is a beam/shelf over the hole, keep the hearth and line the hole with something, maybe tiles or wood? Then pop a basket of pinecones in or something.
Dave
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Fixed it, stupid google. They are in one of my shared albums on photos which seems like they are working when I'm signed in to my account, but then they don't for everybody else and I don't realise! It's still at the before stage as at the moment I just have the hole there, I'm going to finish painting of the rest of the room before I start this as I'm sick of living in a building site!
Dave
Dave
Picture of it as it stands now. Once I finish the rest of the room I will do something with the hole!
Dave
Dave, same issue as last time, we can't see the picture
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6uFEymhbQ3G9d4Nr7 lounge and dining room. Both gas fires.
Lounge had an awful wooden surround, which we replaced with a reconditioned ~1900 cast one to suit the house.
Lounge had an awful wooden surround, which we replaced with a reconditioned ~1900 cast one to suit the house.