Fireplace Plastering Advice

[harryfry]

Hi All - new to this forum,

We’ve removed a fireplace in a house we’ve just bought and want to make good around the exposed breeze blocks we’ve uncovered. Seeing as it’s a small area, seems a bit minor to get someone in, and I back myself to do an okay job.

Annoyingly the breeze block is mostly flush with the plaster but actually protrudes in front of the plaster at some points.

I was planning on chiselling back some of the breeze block (depth tbc), put a bonding coat and then plaster coat. Finish doesn’t have to be perfect as will be using lining paper.

Does this plan sound ok for a novice? Any advice appreciated!

TIA,
Harry

 

[BryanJ]

Yes you may get it looking okay.
Think of looking at your car with a scratch line running down the side of it.
Then using touch up paint to try and hide it.
The car will still drive, you can still use it but every time you look at it, it is going to annoy you.
If you can live with it, then crack on.
My advice, get a plastering in to re-skim the whole wall.

 

[Monkey Boy]

I don’t know how to word this;
What you doing?
With the hole?
Fire place?
What you want in the end?

 

[tapit]

I don’t know how to word this;
What you doing?
With the hole?
Fire place?
What you want in the end?

My hole alert was ringing, false alarm, carry on.