Measure the fireplace s opening.
Blocking up a fireplace opening.
Cover an unused fireplace.
Measure your chimney opening and determine how much brick to purchase.
A brick or stone surround first inspect the surround to ensure that it s not imitation comprising of stone or brick facings cemented to a concrete.
Cut a piece of 1 2 inch drywall to fit over the opening.
For this you can use bricks lightweight building blocks or more lightweight materials such as hardboard chipboard or asbestos.
The guard is sturdy enough to stand on its own and will block any draft coming down your chimney.
Keep the guard over your fireplace whenever you aren t using it.
Since you will not routinely be.
Hold a straightedge on the drywall along the section you want to cut and score the drywall with a utility knife.
Make sure to purchase an.
Bricks remove the fireplace surround.
Choose a color that is similar or complementary to the existing fireplace.
Wear safety goggles to protect the eyes.
Apply it with a plasterer s trowel scraping it over the bricks until they are completely covered.
Laying brickwork into fireplace opening the brickwork can now be built into the opening.
Blocking up the opening once the fireplace has been knocked down and the area cleaned the opening should be blocked off to prevent draughts and to stop dust falling down the chimney into the room.
Place the guard so it s flush with the opening of your fireplace.
Snap the board along the.
You may come across metal.
The air brick however should be built out a little so that its face is flush with the existing plaster.
Closing the fireplace once the chimney has been swept clear out any debris left on the floor of the fireplace.
Arrange for your fireplace to be professionally cleaned.
In the case that you want to permanently close off the fireplace bricking up the opening with bricks and mortar is the most complete closure method.
How to block off a fireplace block the chimney flue.
It should be set back half an inch from the existing face of the plasterwork surrounding the fireplace.
Unfold the guard and place it over the hole.