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Is a white electric fireplace tacky?

Fire Places — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:12:48 +0000

Especially when it is against a brick red colour wall?

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

Fire Places — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:05:55 +0000

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 night around the fire. My only question is, is it legal to use in Suffolk County, NY?

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

Fire Places — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:23:03 +0000

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 that. But when I look at houses on our street, which is in a historic district, a lot of the people decorate their homes with things that look like or come from the period these homes were built it (wallpaper, antique chests, old photographs). While I want to restore the house itself to what is must have originally looked like (pull up carpet off the hardwoods and all of the other repairs I listed), my preferred style of decorating has always been that I like painting rooms brilliant, beautiful colors. I don’t like a lot of color, our furniture is fairly simple, but it obviously more modern looking. And a lot of our artwork is stained glass or bright oils. My husband and I have very similar taste and we have always gotten compliments on the apartments we live in and how they are decorated. So the question is, do you think in buying an older home you have to decorate with older antiques and that is the correct way to do it, or can our furniture and art be more modern and more like what we favor, including paint colors on the walls, even if we bring back the original hardwoods and fireplace and woodwork?
FIY, there are no covenants from the historical association that says we have to do anything to our home or can’t do anything. This is all a matter of choice on our part.

Cost for supporting a chimney?

Fire Places — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:01:01 +0000

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 chimney need to be improved. What would that cost?
Not in an earthquake or otherwise vulnerable area

Does anyone have suggestions on getting wax out of brick?

Fire Places — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:48:28 +0000

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.

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

Fire Places — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:05:34 +0000

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?

what kind of tape binds to bricks or fireplaces?

Fire Places — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:27:27 +0000

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?
what is pure unobtainium? Is there a brand and is it easy to find at Home Depot.
We are not planning to use the fireplace at all.

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