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Bricks for Fireplace

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  • 17-07-2006 11:41am
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    ShayC
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I've bought a new house. The fireplace in the living room is currently a hole in the wall. I've seen a photo in a magazine that I like where they lined the chimney with red bricks and then plastered up to the bricks, so there's no surround.
    I've enquired about bricks but it seems I need to use firebricks which are yellow.

    Anyone know where I can get red bricks that would be suitable?
    Can I use reclaimed red bricks?
    Is there anything I should be aware of ?

    thanks


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,404 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Can you prehaps show a picture of what you would like to do, because I have two ideas in my head, and they are very different.


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    ShayC
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭ShayC


    Hi,

    It's a bit like the one in the attached photo, only smaller and neater.
    The chimney inside the fireplace is lined with bricks.

    Hope that makes sense.

    thanks


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,404 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    It should be possible to get the firebrick coloured to suit your wishes. Will be obviously more expensive though.


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    Salem
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭Salem


    Try this crowd www.stsalvage.ie ...
    They should have what ye need ... I think reclaimed firebricks are 1 euro
    each ...


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    ShayC
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭ShayC


    Thanks for the replys, will give those guys a call.


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    starman100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭starman100


    I dont think you have to use firebricks for just a fire surround. After all, the bricks will only see the periphery of the heat if you use a standard built-in fire surround.

    However, you might have use a non-standard mortar mix for the brickwork.

    We have an old brick firelplace at home for the last 30 years and its
    still going strong, bit brown around the edges but thats all ;) .


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,404 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    ShayC wrote:
    The chimney inside the fireplace is lined with bricks.

    Thats a point I asked him to clarift starman100. He is actually intending to use bricks as a fireback an also as a surrond. Your right that the surround need not be firebricks, but might as well have them matching.


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    ShayC
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭ShayC


    Hi,

    Yes Mellor is correct, was hoping to line the inside of the chimney, purely because I think it would look nicer. As I said I've seen a photo in a magazine and the fireplace is quite wide and is bricked on the inside also.
    Obviously the ones at the back will blacken but it still looks nice.

    Thanks for the help, I'll investigate further and if need be use a normal fireback and just brick the front.

    thanks


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