DarthVader
New Member
Evening,
It’s my first post on here and I’m hoping someone will be able to give me some advice about plastering a chimney breast.
Just had a new wood burner installed after having the original open fire taken out and chimney breast opened up. We have discovered the chimney opening is arched and have kept this rather than putting a lintel in. Unfortunately the plasterer we had booked to come and finish off has been signed off so no chance of getting it sorted by him prior to Christmas. I’ve done some plastering in the room and I’m not professional by any means but the results are ok. I can’t get a plasterer now as I’ve tried loads and there’ll all booked doing stuff prior to Christmas. So I’m going to have a go at doing it. If it looks shocking I can always get it redone by a professional later.
So please can anyone advise me of the following;
1. Does the plaster have to be heat resistant for the chimney breast? The wood burner front sits about flush with the face of the chimney breast and is 250mm from the walls.
2. Can I use stop bead for the verticals on the opening or will the heat cause the metal to expand and crack the plaster?
3. For the arch I was going to make a forma from hardboard and use this to get a decent edge - is there any other ways apart free hand?
4. The arch is partial bare brick what is the best way to prep for plastering it and I’m I better knocking some of the other plasterabove to get a decent area for it to key in to?
5. What plaster would you recommend for the job?
Appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this and send a response. I’ve uploaded a few photos to give a better idea.
Thanks
It’s my first post on here and I’m hoping someone will be able to give me some advice about plastering a chimney breast.
Just had a new wood burner installed after having the original open fire taken out and chimney breast opened up. We have discovered the chimney opening is arched and have kept this rather than putting a lintel in. Unfortunately the plasterer we had booked to come and finish off has been signed off so no chance of getting it sorted by him prior to Christmas. I’ve done some plastering in the room and I’m not professional by any means but the results are ok. I can’t get a plasterer now as I’ve tried loads and there’ll all booked doing stuff prior to Christmas. So I’m going to have a go at doing it. If it looks shocking I can always get it redone by a professional later.
So please can anyone advise me of the following;
1. Does the plaster have to be heat resistant for the chimney breast? The wood burner front sits about flush with the face of the chimney breast and is 250mm from the walls.
2. Can I use stop bead for the verticals on the opening or will the heat cause the metal to expand and crack the plaster?
3. For the arch I was going to make a forma from hardboard and use this to get a decent edge - is there any other ways apart free hand?
4. The arch is partial bare brick what is the best way to prep for plastering it and I’m I better knocking some of the other plasterabove to get a decent area for it to key in to?
5. What plaster would you recommend for the job?
Appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this and send a response. I’ve uploaded a few photos to give a better idea.
Thanks