advise on fireplaces

[Anorth]

Hi all im in need of some advive.
A friend has ripped out there old fireplace and wants to re place it with a log burner.halfway up the chimney breast and inside the mouth is all hacked off back to brickwork, they want me to make it good but im not to sure on the ingredients I should use. Surley sand and cement and multifinish would just crack in where the burner is, any help would be much appreciated.
many thanks

 

[johniosaif]

Google fire cement

 

[roryston]

Fire cement sponge finished then painted if desired, skim will just blow

 

[Anorth]

Riteo excellent, would you recommend to do the whole chimney breast in fire cement or just inside the mouth? Would around the mouth on the front of chimney breast be ok to do in normal s&c then multi? Also isit still ok to use beads around the mouth?
Many thanks

 

[superspread]

Don't use beads that's a no no

 

[zombie]

Riteo excellent, would you recommend to do the whole chimney breast in fire cement or just inside the mouth? Would around the mouth on the front of chimney breast be ok to do in normal s&c then multi? Also isit still ok to use beads around the mouth?
Many thanks

the inside and apx 600mm around the opening with no beads as they will crack...google victas heat resistant plaster products...

good luck mega expensive and horrible to use but does the job

 

[roryston]

Same as above, form your edges with timber on the face, render inside then revese them to get a hard corner for the face around the opening

 

[Anorth]

nice 1 thanks for the help much appreciated, now whats the betting customer gets put of because of the price lol its only little and going to be costy but it is what it is once again many thanks.

 

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