Plasterboard and Brick join ... what to do?

[Swimgirl]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is posted in the right place but here goes ....

I've had a fair amount of work done on my property and now looking for advice on how to finish a join between plasterboard and brick at the edge of a fireplace opening.

My plan is that I will paint the inside of the fireplace with white paint and will fit a wood burner. My fireplace is quite narrow and tall with a rounded top. I really like the shape as it's a bit different. My plasterer has added board and skim on the outside up to the edge of the fireplace opening however there is now a small gap and a rough edge between the edge of the plasterboard and the interior brick.

I know I could just get the whole inside of the fireplace boarded and painted which would get rid of this problem however because it is so narrow there are very few wood burners that fit. If I board it then my wood burner definitely won't fit.

I've been hunting the web for some kind of moulding that could block the gap and not look terrible but have drawn a blank for a curve. I'm really trying to keep quite a minimal look. Anyone come across anything that might work for this?

Thanks in advance,

L

 

[vinn]

There is a mass of recent posts and answers about your very question:
why not look at the similar threads at the bottom of similar pages, or the search facility at the top or FWIW look at some of my back posts on this subject.

Whatever, you will need the Mfr's install dimensions for your burner and a lot of detail that a HETAS on site could answer.

Then come back here.

 

[stevethespreader]

Hi your very limited In your options looks like it's a tight squeeze but there is a 6mm board called glass ROC which is none combustible and is used for curveshttp://www.british-gypsum.com/products/glasroc-f-multiboard

 

[rssteve]

For hetas plasterboard is classed as combustable. Most log burners need at least 200mm distance between combustables so not sure you can legally fit one in that gap.