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You might get that to move fairly easily, our almost identical looking hearth was just laid on some mortar, not really bonded to it in any major way. I'd imagine trying to support it at a couple of points is good practice if you're worried about damaging it.
We capped the chimney flues (eventually) and boarded over + vent at the bottom. I used metal studs and cement board because I was fitting a bioethanol fireplace.
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Has anyone ever removed an ugly fireplace surround from a mid 90’s house? We have one in our dining room and one in our living room, and a bit like starting to pick a scab and not being able to stop things escalated quite quickly this afternoon, leaving me with a less ugly hole in the wall and a marble hearth I assume is concreted down.
Firstly, any thoughts on how to lift the hearth without damaging it? Flat pry bar underneath it and big hammer?
Secondly, plan is to smash out the fireback and build up the hole with blocks and plaster over it before panelling the wall. Should I leave the chimney sheep thing in there or remove it? From rummaging around online it sounds like I need to leave it fully open to prevent damp, or else cap it at the top and vent through the bottom?
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