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Not a fire expert, but there were cracks in the back of all the fireplaces in my folks old house which had no central heating - ie lots of fires. Pretty sure it's a product of heat + stone.
Never any issues, although they did get them patched eventually when there was work to the rest of it. But these were solid chalk(?) stone things, so could well be softer.
They always had a caste iron fire plate at the back. Protects the stone and helps with heat.
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We were thinking of getting a log burner but would mean getting rid of the tiles and maybe the surround. Now thinking we might just sweep the chimney and occasionally have a fire in the winter. There are some cracks in the fire place though. Is this safe or need addressing/filling?
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