Preparing A Chimney For A Log Burner Installation | FULL TUTORIAL

I fit fires for a living and the plasters who get the inside wrong is unreal .... this is how it should be done..... very nice work mate

If a plastered wall shatters like glass when one tries to put a proper plaster board screw in what do you think is wrong with it ta lol, is it true that if you up set you plasterer he can polish the plaster so much it can never be painted lol.

Great job . I have done many but always use cement boards dot and dabbed and it has always worked well . But great to see your way

Wood burning fires look nice, but unfortunately are lethal. See latest news about wood fires and cancer.

Looks great. A so called heat installer used fire board in the space where he installed my log burner. Defra approved, of course! 18 months later, the board at the back had a big crack in it. He said You need to replace the fireboard every couple of years 😮. Yeah right. Heat weren't much help either.
And, there's no annoying supermarket muzak.

Good job. Now you need to train workers for the council's

Hi soon after adding the render can you use a wood burner please?

Hi Blaine just a question do u pva the render before skiming on to it ??

Doing a fire place tomOz and this defo helps

What do you mean by tight?
What do you recommend for an arched fireplace ? We have a curved metal lintel that we are struggling to render any advise would be amazing! I have pics

Great tutorial, very detailed!

Just want to say what a legend you are mate. I've been watching your videos for a while now. I have just today finished plastering my chimney and rendered my fireplace ready for my log burner to go in. I have never plastered before in my life and have followed all your steps. I am over the moon with how it's turned out, considering it's my first attempt.

Cheers mate 👍
Dan

Can you dot dab to the face as I have a stack that is back to brick and in a poor state-or would you sand cement render the whole stack and then finish coat over once set? I am trying to minimise the amount of work as would certainly say I’m not a plasterer by any means….although your vids make me believe I can do it all 🤜many thanks and keep soaring

what the best mix to point brick slips inside the fireplace before I refit my wood burning stove ? really good informative video pal .

Hi, I'm going to put a log burner in my house, I'm going to put 15 mil glassroc in, however I want it skimming , what would you use to skim it, I'm worried about cracking, kind regards James

How long before you can use a log burner after the fireplace has been rendered?

Would the surface on the inside of the old fireplace take tiles? Great video and really told me how to create on old fireplace into somewhere for a woodburner. Many thanks and it is of great value.

Arrhhh I know I'm a dick for saying this but..... in regards to the rapid set additive you said: "increasing the setting time" if the setting time is 1 hour and you increase it.... everybody getting this 😂 .what you meant is it speeds up the setting time. I know I'm a dick 😂 sort of feel like John Richardson on 8 out of 10 cats as he's always correcting people's grammar. Anyway great video for reference, keep jumping back to it for reference now and then.

Nice job mate, I did cement work my whole life (tile,brick,and concrete) my dad showed me a trick from an old mason . Wash your hands with sugar , pulls all the impurities out of your skin… keep on teaching your skills.

Very nice work . Alot of work when you could dot and dab fermacell board in recess . Also if the stove is pretruding the recess the plaster work above will crack . U can put granite slips or slate . Whatevever the hearth is made from (goalposts) around recess too avoid this . Not being critical u r very good jst for people watching . NIce job.

How much does a contractor cost for this work?

Thanks m8, This vid was just what I needed to complete the same job, I didn’t have a clue on materials or how to do this...upshot is, I’m pleased to say mine turned out exactly like yours, super clear instructions, thanks again.

What a video!! thanks allot

clean job done, what kind of plaster is that brown finish? here in the netherlands we use gipsum plaster is it kind of the same or different substance?

What about the dpm line on the house ? Do you stay above that or seal over it ?

We have a blocked off chimney and thinking about getting a log burner purely for aesthetic purposes. I guess it's ok to just plaster in the chimney breast?

I was going to have a go and try and fit a log burner , in the fireplace , after watching your video …. I’ll get a bloke in to do it 👍👍😂
Great video

Hey can you come do my fireplace?

why not use hardy backer board and tile it, no plastering required !

Awesome work 👏

How long before the stove can be installed and lit?

I'm in the middle of doing mine and the missus wants it in before christmas. It's a big 20kw one with a back boiler.

This video is so helpful already man, thanks!!

Great video.Can the finished render be painted.What paint would you recommend.Thanks.

Hi great video...did you use fire resistant plasterboard/plaster around the chamber area?

love you to come and do my area mate!! Fantastic...

Hi the render you refer to ,is it building sand or something else. Great skill by the way.

Brilliant 👍

Can you use blue grit on the bitumen instead of sand?

What render did you use for the fireplace? Brand name??

Looks good sand to float up with magic sponge does the job 👍👍😂🇬🇧

where you get these beads

They used wooden corners. My house has loads still.

Did you render underside of the lintel or can just leave that ? Cheers

Unreal video man.A true professional..

Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for for the inside of my fireplace! I do have an issue where the front brick doesn't come all the way down. And my lintel and damper casing are exposed. It originally had some (probably not heat rated) cement over the casing and the lintel fell when I removed slate that was cemented over top the brick. Any suggestions on videos to watch for that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much again and great work. Motivated to get started!

Outstanding , attention to detail throughout . Worth every penny, regardless of cost.

You must be good if you're listening to Ken Bruce's Pop Master!!

Lovely finish, great work!

What an amazing tradesman you are. Such skill and passion. Most don’t give a F…

You reached legendary status in eye just for having pop master on 👍

Bad idea advising people who cant plaster to use lime, be very carefull if you use this people as its not needed and if you get it in your eye you may lose your eye sight
Most people will not be able to plaster like this as they wont have a broken in trowel for finishing plaster either, no disrespect mate i can see you know the job, i been a plasterer for 40 yrs so have a little experience