How to fit a fireplace, tiles and Hearth, Victorian Fireplace restoration, and tips for reinstating a Victorian are some of the things you can do.
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The guide is only for fitting decorative fireplaces.A qualified engineer is needed to fit a fireplace.Failing to use a qualified engineer may void the warrantee.
A qualified engineer can fit a gas fireplace.The Gas Safe Register replaced the Corgi Register on April 1st.
Make sure you have lined the five tiles up by laying them face down on the floor and using wide masking tape to stick them together at the back.Put the set of five tiles into the Silicon bead press by running a bead of black Silicon around the outer edge of the tile frame.If you want the tile bar to sink into Silicon, you need to tighten the bolts behind the tiles so that they don't crack.Make sure the tile pattern is inline at the front of the insert by putting it to one side.
Place the bed of sand and cement mix against the plaster line of the chimney to make sure the back edge is central to the fire opening.
You have to make a channel at the back of the fireplace for the gas pipe to go from the supply to the fire.
Put the wooden surround on top of the hearth around the insert so that it goes against the chimney and mark out the area that needs to be removed.The surround and insert should be on one side.Make sure the fire is in the correct position with the insert, then back fill with sand and cement, and any loose rubble behind it.45 degrees.The lintel should be placed with sand and cement on the front edge of the fire back and brick on top of it to seal it.If you want to get a free flow of air going up the chimney, you should smooth off the rough areas above the fire back.
Now that the fire back is in the correct position, the insert can be placed on top of the fireplace in front of it and the wooden surround removed from the chimney.Put the surround back around the insert and make sure the battens are on the inside of each leg, then screw through the top of the leg and repeat at the bottom.If you want to seal the insert to the fire back, you have to push the rope between the cast iron and the concrete to make a seal.