Removing said fireplace
Discussion
Morning all.
We have a fireplace in our house. It's nice fireplace, but it's in the way of where I'd like my TV to be, so it's got to go. The question is, how easy is this likely to be, and how much mess is it likely to make? Fireplace:
I'm guessing it's most likely attached with a grab adhesive, so are we likely to need to essentially smash it to pieces to remove it? Not too worried about damaging the plaster behind, we'd need the wall reskimmed as a minimum anyway.
We have a fireplace in our house. It's nice fireplace, but it's in the way of where I'd like my TV to be, so it's got to go. The question is, how easy is this likely to be, and how much mess is it likely to make? Fireplace:
I'm guessing it's most likely attached with a grab adhesive, so are we likely to need to essentially smash it to pieces to remove it? Not too worried about damaging the plaster behind, we'd need the wall reskimmed as a minimum anyway.
There should be a couple of screws through some brass tags either side about 100 mm to 150mm down front the top . Dig the plaster off carefully to find them and you should be able to lever it off with a bar behind the fireplace surround .
Get it off in one piece and stick it on your local marketplace Facebook thing , you’ll get some money back towards the plastering !
Get it off in one piece and stick it on your local marketplace Facebook thing , you’ll get some money back towards the plastering !
Edited by paulwirral on Tuesday 8th October 10:49
cliffords said:
It does not look that sad to me. I am assuming that was what you meant in the title. I think it looks rather smart
I quite like it, but I'd like a 65" TV more. It's a 4yr old new build, so the chances of actually using the fire for heat is small. With the fireplace in situ the TV would need to be mounted either above it (no from me) or in the corner of the room (a no from the wife), so it's got to go.Apologies if a daft question, however is it definitely not just a free standing one? One that can easily be dragged out of the way?
The reason for asking is that years ago we moved into a house with something similar-ish looking that appeared pretty fixed. I didn't pay much attention to it - until one day I realised that it wasn't there any more - and my missus had moved it to the shed!
The reason for asking is that years ago we moved into a house with something similar-ish looking that appeared pretty fixed. I didn't pay much attention to it - until one day I realised that it wasn't there any more - and my missus had moved it to the shed!
Edited by C-J on Tuesday 8th October 12:02
Edited by C-J on Tuesday 8th October 15:58
I’ve done exactly the same in the last few months and sold the old fireplace surround and fire.
Relatively easy to remove, although some parts were deceptively heavy!
I installed an AV box in the void and used that to hide power cables etc.
Also installed some slatted timber ‘acoustic’ panels and mounted TV / soundbar.
Relatively easy to remove, although some parts were deceptively heavy!
I installed an AV box in the void and used that to hide power cables etc.
Also installed some slatted timber ‘acoustic’ panels and mounted TV / soundbar.
Edited by langy on Tuesday 8th October 13:18
Terzo123 said:
It should be fairly straight forward, but you'll need a new carpet and it might be a ball ache getting a length of skirting to match the rest of the room.
I cheated and extended the gap in the skirting to the appropriate size and just ran wood panelling from floor to ceiling.
This looks exactly like what we're planning to do. It's a Redrow home so the skirting is about 8" high, so would be a pain to replace. The plan is to remove the fireplace & cover the skirting gap with a large TV unit or wood panelling, as you've done.I cheated and extended the gap in the skirting to the appropriate size and just ran wood panelling from floor to ceiling.
Turns out the top plinth was bonded/glued to the actual fireplace, so unfortunately I had to smash that apart to get it off, then the fireplace itself was bolted to the wall, so it's off the wall now. The next difficult job is moving the sodding thing, it's Portuguese sandstone and weighs a ton!
Having done some research it seems dark or even black panelling behind the TV is the way to go
Having done some research it seems dark or even black panelling behind the TV is the way to go
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