I was going to get a 42" TV and mount it above a low fireplace that isn’t functioning (so there’s no heat/soot concerns). The wall above the fireplace is drywall and I don’t yet have a stud finder. Most likely, would there be normal spaced studs in front of a chimney? I’m just concerned about [...]
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How to mount a flatscreen television above a non-working fireplace?
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Wall Mounted Fireplaces
Tags: chimney · drywall · fireplace · quot · soot · stud finder · studs
Best options for heating an old victorian flat?
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Victorian Fireplaces
Situation: basically no heat (had some unvented natural gas heaters in front of decorative fireplaces, but they are unsafe and weren’t legally installed). Unit is on the second floor of a 3 floor building, so forced air isn’t an option. Gas inserts for the fireplace would require some big installation challenges (venting up through our [...]
Tags: chimney · cold days · decorative fireplaces · fireplace · flooring · inexpensive space · insights · natural gas heaters · radiant floor heating · space heaters · sweaters · upstairs neighbors · wooden floors
Can I use an old chimney flue intended for a wood or coal range as a duct for a modern range hood?
June 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Modern Fireplaces
My house has a 3 flue chimney with one closed off opening to the kitchen for a flue that is not in use. I suppose it was for a wood or coal kitchen range. The chimney rises through my 2 story 1898 home and thru the attic. The other two [...]
Tags: boiler · carpenter · chimney · coal · fireplace · flue · flues · heat loss · kitchen range · range hood
What is the purpose of an electric fireplace?
June 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Electric Fireplaces
How would someone keep warm if they had a power outage in the fall or winter and weren’t able to use it?
Or is it intended mainly for condos and apartments where a regular chimney is not practical?
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How do I repair this chimney or can it be saved?
June 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Victorian Fireplaces
I am buying a 108 year old victorian house. When I checked the chimney in the attic, it appears that the morter has turned to sand. The fireplace down on the first floor is covered with a board and I can’t see up the chimney. Any sugestions?
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Why does my fireplace burn wood so quickly? It's a HomeFire product same as a jetmaster?
June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fire Grates
I have a built in open fireplace and recently it’s begun to burn through the wood so so quickly. (tested different log types) . It can burn through a log basket 60cm x 40cm in just a couple of hours -that’s about 50 or so logs. There is a lever on the right [...]
Tags: 40cm · chimney · fire grate · flap · logs · open fireplace
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 [...]
Tags: 1930s · brick · chimney · earthquake · fireplaces · surveyor · vulnerable area
How do I safely connect a 6'' flue pipe to a 9'' round clay chimney pipe liner?
May 26th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Cast Iron Fireplaces
I just moved to a three year old house with a large fireplace. A cast iron wood burning/multi fuel stove would fit perfectly in the large opening. My problem is that the stoves I’ve looked at have six inch flue pipe diameters, while the clay liner coming from my chimney has a nine [...]
Tags: Cast Iron · chimney · clay liner · fireplace · fortune · fuel stove · inch diameter · iron wood · pipe diameters · shelf solution · stoves
how to install an electric fireplace into an existing open fire space?
May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Electric Fireplaces
i have just gotten a gas fire taken out and am left with a big hole in the chimney. now i want to put an electric fireplace and surround. how do i do this?
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help decorate our showroom?
May 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Contemporary Fireplaces
my partener and i have a fireplace showroom, we have extended it to the upstairs of the building, down stairs we went for nueteral colours beige and cream.. upstairs we are having contemporary fires and want to be a little bit brave and go for bolder colours we are limited though as we have a [...]
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