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Yes I’ve done 2. 1 in my old flat and 1 in living room of my current house. Going to do a matching one in the dining room soon when we knock the rooms together. All 3 are all in 1 cast iron so none of the hassle of rebuilding marble surrounds etc.
The one in my flat was real easy as the existing hole was ample for the firebox. Cut back the plaster to the brick. Bolted the fireplace to the wall. Replastered.
The one in my house was slightly more involved as the hole had been bricked up. So we had to knock all that out which is dirty work but not difficult. By luck rather than judgement the fireplace I had fitted the hole perfectly so no need to mess with the lintel etc.
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Yes, last year.
It had been blocked up and then had a huge MDF board over the front of it. We got a fireplace off Ebay, bashed the hole back into the wall (like @Trunkie we were lucky in that it was the same size hole as the previous) and pushed the fireplace into it, then attached a fire surround. Really easy job, the hardest part was moving the fireplace.
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Anyone on here fitted a victorian/edwardian fireplace, particularly just for aesthetics rather than to actually use? How easy was it? All the guides online seem to be fitting them for actual use rather than just the look.