Search results

House Repair Talk

Help Support House Repair Talk:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. J

    How to demo a stone fireplace

    I was also surprised to find it not anchored. I will try to get a few pictures uploaded today. We do have new stone to replace it with. But the old stones are anywhere from six to ten inches thick, and the new ones we have are a pretty uniform inch and a quarter or so. It will easily be at...
  2. J

    How to demo a stone fireplace

    That is my concern exactly. I am afraid that once i start taking them out at the top the whole thing will crash down. It seems like a lot of extra work, but I like the idea of framing a box in front of it. I would rather err on the side of safety when dealing with this kind of weight. Thanks...
  3. J

    How to demo a stone fireplace

    Hello. We recently bought a house which has a very tall stone fireplace in the living room that is pulling away from the concrete block behind it. It is on a wall with a vaulted ceiling, so it goes from 8' tall up to 14'. These are real stones that were pulled from the surrounding land, not...
Back
Top