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Is a white electric fireplace tacky?

June 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Electric Fireplaces

Especially when it is against a brick red colour wall?

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Are backyard fire pits legal in Suffolk County, Long Island?

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fire Grates

My family and I would like to construct an outdoor brick fire pit (obviously secluded from anything combustible for safety purposes). The plan is to build a circle, about 4 or 5 feet in diameter, and 2 or 3 bricks tall. The functionality would be for barbecuing over a grate, and just hanging out at [...]

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Need opinions on decorating our new house "artsy" or antique?

June 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Antique Fireplaces

My husband and I just bought a brick Victorian that is over a hundred years old. It has been slightly butchered, as the former owners painted the brick on the outside white, made the once functional fireplace "decorative" and painted the original woodwork and built-ins white. We are going to fix all of [...]

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Cost for supporting a chimney?

May 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Victorian Fireplaces

Got an old victorian house where all of the old fireplaces have been taken out. The surveyor says that the supports for the chimney need to be replaced. What would that cost?
Got an 1930s brick built house where all of the old fireplaces have been taken out. The surveyor says that the supports for the [...]

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Does anyone have suggestions on getting wax out of brick?

May 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Fireplaces for Sale

We have a fireplace surrounded in brick and over the years candles have dripped wax on the bricks. The house is up for sale and I would like to clean it up a bit.

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Victorian expensive to repair? in foyer the floor leans by fireplace, on outside brick points/window sagging?

May 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Victorian Fireplaces

Victorian expensive to repair? in foyer the floor leans by fireplace, on outside brick points/window sagging? Only on one side of outside is the house sagging, I really want to purchase this house but not if it can’t be repaired or it will be too expensive, what type of contractor/engineer will I need?

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what kind of tape binds to bricks or fireplaces?

May 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fireplaces Reviewed

We think particle pollutants are coming into our house from our unused fireplace. We would like to seal it with plastic but can’t find a tape that will stick to the brick. Any suggestions?
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