chimney

There was a big crack and hole in the plaster of our chimney breast so my wife started hacking at it and things escalated haha - My main concern is the archway section. It seems to be concreted up, is this usually to support the archway itself or maybe its just an aesthetic patch to square off...

Hi, I'm fitting a conventional flue gas fireplace with a 125mm (5") flue liner, however I have a clay chimney terminal which has a 180 (7") spigot on it which I need to connect on to. There seem to be various different types of adaptors available but I'm not exactly sure which one is...

We opened up an old chimney, and have had a woodburner installed (with a flue) We have a damp patch on the back of the fireplace recess (about 4' above the hearthstone), which was there for some time before the burner install, and is still there some months afterwards. We find drips of water on...

Hi, We're currently renovating a victorian terraced house. We've just knocked a hole into our chimney breast in our living room- expecting a nice square shaped chimney inside. It looks deeper and squared off on the left hand side and seems to be less deep towards the right, like the back wall...

I have a 1960s chalet style house with a stone chimney positioned at the front middle. A few years ago I noticed water staining down the outside of the chimney and realised that every time it rained, there was dripping down the inside of the chimney from multiple places and onto the soffits...

Hi guys, First time posting here, been on here quite frequently over the last few years for info and advice, the forums here are really good knowledge base for the DIY noobs like me, so thanks! :D Any how, we bought a Edwardian Mid terrace about 2 years ago and we've had a few issues with damp...

Ooops put this in the wrong forum area.... Me and the missus are in the process of buying a house (well a bungalow that had the roof converted to bedrooms/bathrooms) that is also a bit of a project too. We will have the following work that needs to be done and wondered if anyone had any...

Me and the missus are about to buy a house (well a bungalow that had the roof converted to bedrooms/bathrooms) that is also a bit of a project too. We will have the following work that needs to be done and wondered if anyone had any experience of how much these would likely cost (won't be doing...

First post on this forum so please go easy. I was up on my top floor flat roof extension to fit a new cowl to the bathroom extractor fan and noticed that there is a missing and slipped coping stone to the chimney breast. There are (were) only 5 stones in total 3 smaller ones sitting on top of...

Hi, Hi, New to here. Recently bought a house which I am renovating. I'm hoping to mount a TV on the chimney breast. On opening up the fireplace (removing an old electric fire) I've seen there are several old gas pipes in there. I'm assuming these would be fairly simple to shorten back as they...

I have a Double Pantile roof and would like a recommendation on a decent solution to exit a bathroom extractor through the tiles. Could anyone help?

I have an old chimney stack up from the kitchen and through to the bathroom. The kitchen stack part has already been removed (before we moved in), the bathroom stack is still there, not ventilated and was - i think - responsible for a big damp patch coming out on the adjoining bedroom wall. I...

I have an old chimney stack up from the kitchen and through to the bathroom. The kitchen stack part has already been removed (before we moved in), the bathroom stack is still there, not ventilated and was - i think - responsible for a big damp patch coming out on the adjoining bedroom wall. I...

Have had some problems with water coming in through ceiling in room adjoining next door property. Part of chimney had been removed previously so it now sits above part of the room. Had new roof, chimney had the works done to it, even had some insulation boards put on chimney in loft to prevent...

Hi all, We recently had an old gas fire removed and the chimney opened up. We now just have an open fireplace which we have tiled and plan to just keep a few big candles etc in. I couldn’t decide whether to block off the chimney or just leave it open. However, the noisy wind and the old...

Hi all We have just pulled out a coal fire with a back boiler which was in use until last year when we fitted a combi boiler. Pictures below show the hole that is left behind. We now have a sandstone fireplace to go up and a gas fire to go in, but arent sure on what may be needed for the...