Installing Stone Fireplace?

[Lezara]

Hi - reading the post below, I have some similar questions
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

We have a stone fireplace ready to be put in front of our woodburner (to make the wood burner/fireplace look smarter) - it looks very similar to photo in this link with a mantle on the top.

Question: - do I use 'L' shape or 'I' shape metal strap to join to wall/each piece? Do I drill into the stone or is there a better method?
Would using a stasndard drill with mansonary bit be ok (I haven't a sds drill)

We've been quoted £250 just to install it which seems very high to me - then he'll charge £40 to sweep the fireplace afterwards (he installed our woodburner) so, I hoping this is something that I can do myself with help lifting.

[YorkshirePudding]

Lezara said:

Do I drill into the stone or is there a better method?

Ours was bonded on using a 2 pack glue, got it from the bloke who did the surround.
Not had any trouble in the 7 years it's been done.

[darronwall]

expanding foam,as long as you brace it in the correct place as it goes off

[Cogcog]

I used a 2-pack marble cement to fix some L-shaped brackets to the uprights. I then sank the brackets into the plaster and screwed them to the stone behind, then filled/plastered over the brackets. I also used the cement to stick the fireplace uprights to the wall, the uprights to the hearthe, and fix the mantle.

You may find the £250 quote is for a proper fireplace installation where they have to get the seal to the insert but if it is purely a cosmetic fix and isn't anything to do with smoke or fumes brackets and screws will do it.