Plastering around fire

[dgrallying]

I am at the end of my tether with this!

I fitted a cassette fire into a existing fire place some ago and fitted it with a Fire plate so that it use the existing chimney, I then dry lined the chimney with a fire line board but after a year the board started blowing out, I therefore had to cut out the board and then plaster the front with fire rated plaster and screed.

I have just had about 5 fires and there is a small hair line crack coming........it's happening again!

Any ideas what I an do to stop it?

 

[peaps]

I am at the end of my tether with this!

I fitted a cassette fire into a existing fire place some ago and fitted it with a Fire plate so that it use the existing chimney, I then dry lined the chimney with a fire line board but after a year the board started blowing out, I therefore had to cut out the board and then plaster the front with fire rated plaster and screed.

I have just had about 5 fires and there is a small hair line crack coming........it's happening again!

Any ideas what I an do to stop it?

That plaster is expensive toooo.

Use Lime render.

 

[dgrallying]

Lime!

Next thing it wil include horse hair......lol

I did think about lime but I thought that it would be as good

 

[hotrod]

I therefore had to cut out the board and then plaster the front with fire rated plaster and screed.

I have just had about 5 fires and there is a small hair line crack coming........it's happening again!

Can you put some pics up? It will help with trying to give you advice on remedials.

 

[peaps]

Lime!

Next thing it wil include horse hair......lol

I did think about lime but I thought that it would be as good

Yes use LIME!!!

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