This is my first shot at pointing with lime mortar. My wee sister in law helped, and lent me her tools. The lime was nice…
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First time tiling… and I’ve got a very visible part of the room to practice on! We really liked these tiles from Fired Earth –…
View More Fireplace – Tiling the HearthFireplace – Hearth Concrete Set
Having read various estimates on how long to leave concrete before tiling on top, I decided to just forget about it for a couple of…
View More Fireplace – Hearth Concrete SetFireplace – concrete for the hearth
Built this frame (hopefully to the right size) to pour concrete into…. Thanks to DPM for mixing and pouring….
View More Fireplace – concrete for the hearthFireplace Project
We plan to install a wood burning (actually multi-fuel) stove. The first stage was taking out the old Victorian open fire surround. Slightly sad to…
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