So you want a fancy fireplace...?

[Simpo Two]

I think I just over-reached myself...





Note the price: www.chesneys.co.uk/antique_details.asp?id={A5B6082...

[robinhood21]

Be worth waiting for the January sales, me thinks.

[Simpo Two]

robinhood21 said:

Be worth waiting for the January sales, me thinks.

Ah but 2.5% extra VAT on £350K is quite a bit too!

Nice stuff, but I seem to have gone to the wrong school

[robinhood21]

Simpo Two said:

Nice stuff, but I seem to have gone to the wrong school

I went to a good school - it was approved.

[Four Cofffee]

I looked at the more conventonal (read cheaper) Chesney fireplaces earlier this year. Minty to say the least.

Found an Italian guy on Ebay who made me an identical one for well under half their prices to my size to fit and an original reclaimed cast iron insert I also got from Ebay, again well under half of the Chesney price.

And I have to say I think the quality of what we got was at least as good as Chesneys (if not better). Then Chesneys do sell to a particular market.