Blocking Up A Fireplace

Measure your chimney opening and determine how much brick to purchase.

Blocking up a fireplace.

Measure the fireplace s opening. Place a vent cover onto the drywall. Center it between the side edges of the drywall with the bottom edge of the vent cover positioned about 6 inches from the bottom edge of the drywall. Bricks remove the fireplace surround.

Cover an unused fireplace. There is no need to remove the fireback from the fireplace although if a back boiler is fitted this should be removed once the plumbing has been isolated and disconnected. A brick or stone surround first inspect the surround to ensure that it s not imitation comprising of stone or brick facings cemented to a concrete. 28th may 2016 it is our first diy day and the bricking up the fireplace is first on our list.

How to block off a fireplace block the chimney flue. Wear safety goggles to protect the eyes. You may come across metal. Starting at the top course chip away at the mortar with a club hammer and cold.

Apply it with a plasterer s trowel scraping it over the bricks until they are completely covered. After an old fire surround and hearth has been removed the hole in the chimney breast can be bricked in to tidy up the wall. Blocking up an unused fireplace.