Recent content by sarahdh7

So, about my fireplace.....

I'm not sure what you mean? There's no surround in the photos, and the one that was there was added by the previous owners, not the company who installed the log burner.

The log burner was already installed when we bought the house (we only bought the house recently). I have searched online and there is a HETAS certificate. Is there anything we should be particularly worried about? Unfortunately we found the plastering mess underneath when I unscrewed the old...

Hi, thanks for this :) How far back should I knock the plaster? Just the loose bits? There is a metal bead along the top (you can see it in the photos). Is that one ok to leave there or does it need replacing with a different type? I'm not sure what to do on the vertical edges, because if I...

Hi, I'm hoping I'm in there right place to get some advice, so thanks in advance if you can help! We just bought a house, previous owners had a log burner installed around 2-3 years ago. They had a cheap wooden fire surround screwed to the wall, which we are hoping to replace with an oak...