Removing brick, moving mantle on fireplace - cost? big deal?
planningnut
16 years ago
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Back Again With My Boring Fireplace/Mantle
Comments (29)i love the brick, too-- i think it draws the eye up and expands the impact of the fireplace. i am also a big fan of less is more and so i love the arrangement you have in your latest photos with just the pottery and the mirror. i prefer things on my own mantle not to be perfectly symmetrical, but rather like you have them here-- an artful, but minimalistic balance. it looks great and i absolutely love the pottery. it is gorgeous. i agree that you will need to find a matching brick and mortar/grout lines. are you looking at the brickette walls they have? do you have any bricks from that area that you can take to a brick yard? you can get the grout or mortar tinted any color and if you find the right person, they can match the existing. i have a collection of old samplers from my grandmothers....i really love them. your last picture shows them gone-- what are you thinking of doing with them? good luck!...See MoreRoof flashing repaire - a big deal????
Comments (8)Sorry to have to bump this thread. I hired a local company to build completely new crowns, repoint numerous spots on the chimneys, and recaulk all of the flashing. He came today and started the work. Accord to wunderground, the high temp. here today was 52F. But we cool off quickly and by the time I got home it was only 30F. Now it is 28.6F. I assumed these people were professional. They are state licensed. Now, that I actually have time to bother reading about repointing, it seems they should have completely wrapped the chimney in blankets. I aimed a work light up there. From what I can see there is no evidence they made any effort to shelter the mortar. Not even with plastic. WTF? Is this bad news? At least, from what I read, cold damage will be evident in only a few days. I guess I'll have to climb up on the roof myself and check it over the next few months. Has anybody had this kind of experience and know whether they are being sloppy or not?...See Moreanyone remove a raised brick wrap around hearth on a slab floor?
Comments (15)I was able to rent a demolition jackhammer from Menards and purchased a bit for the drill. it cost me about $85 and a day's work and it was gone! I hit a pretty solid slab, so it was easy to remove the bottom layer. I would go for it if I were you! I've primed the wall to get a visual feel, and have contracted with a handyman that's going to build the bookcases. super excited!...See MoreRemoving tile from fireplace brick
Comments (11)I suspect that a lot of that is sheetrock on a 2X4 framework. It wouldn’t make any sense for that to be a massive brick work underneath all the tiles. if you wrap on the tiles with your knuckles you’ll probably hear a more hollow sound rather than something solid. The asymmetry of the wall with that large area to the left suggests that a lot of the wall is a facade rather than structural. Not knowing how the mantel is mounted, I can’t explain to you the best way to remove it, but that would definitely show you what’s under the tile. The mantel could simply be supported by a couple of steel rods coming out from the wall, and even be pulled directly off with some effort; I just can’t say. Can you see any screw holes or wooden plugs in the two pieces that support it? As for saving the tiles, it would be much easier to get them off the wall intact if they are affixed to sheet rock. Regardless, it would involve a bit of work to clean off the back sides so they could be reused and made to sit flush with other tiles elsewhere....See Moresarschlos_remodeler
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