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House is 1900's Yes there is a stack but it's for a gas fire in a different part of the house.

couldnt say what was there before. Think it's just a false chimney breast, it is vented because there's a flue pipe which exits the external wall.

It doesn't even look good and is turning out to be a pain to put right.

I agree fire line is not suitable, but the original skim coat was fine on the majority of the chimney breast and the board joints weren't cracked, I'm minded to get it reboarded in hardiebacker or supalux then reskimmed in HRP. Just thought whether you guys may have come across this before...

That would work I guess with something like a wood burner, but this is an inset hole in the wall gas fire.

Fire must have been on which resulted in the the part directly above the fire crazing, but following the reskim in HRP it's not been turned on.

Cassette fireplace, hole I'm the wall type.

Yeah metal stud frame, in pink plasterboard skimmed with board finish. All was good but about two inches above fire which kind of crazed but was solid. 400mm of plasterboard was cut away and replaced with hardiebacker then the whole chimney breast reskimmed in purimachos (everbuild) PVA'd...

Thanks that's the image of it, there's no scratch coat as it's plasterboard on a steel stud framework.

struggling with pics from my phone, but large foot long cracks have appeared where the plasterboard and board finish was replastered it looks as if it hasn't bonded and is coming away in large pieces

Sorry, should have added its a false chimney breast what looks like a steel frame. Also the fire hasn't been turned on yet following the reskim.

Hi I've ran a search but can't seem to find the answer. I've purchased a house with a cassette fireplace which pumps out some heat. The skim 3" above the fire has kind of shrunk, I've asked a couple of friends who are plasterers to have a look and they recommended hacking away the pink...