12-16-2013, 05:00 PM
After much thought and consideration, after lots of procrastination, the fireplace refacing is finally coming along. I installed a support and faced over the top of the fire box this morning. This stacked stone facade looks quite different from the red brick fireplace with large wood box to the right, where the cabinet is now. Also, had a massive hearth running about ten feet across and all the way up to near the fire box.
The only part of the job that really bothered me was the fact that the chimney face was not plumb, being about one inch further out across the top than at the bottom. Lots of skimming and feathering, and I finally got the surface close to plumb. That prep is really paying off as laying the stone sections is a piece of cake.
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The only part of the job that really bothered me was the fact that the chimney face was not plumb, being about one inch further out across the top than at the bottom. Lots of skimming and feathering, and I finally got the surface close to plumb. That prep is really paying off as laying the stone sections is a piece of cake.
Alex