Question about masonry
0Does anyone know approximately how much it might cost to redo the firebox inside a fireplace? I’m buying a house in northern NJ and the brick inside the fireplace has a lot of cracks in it. Someone pointed out that replacing the cracked bricks will loosen the rest of them, so I’m wondering how much I’m in for to get the whole thing redone.
I’m just talking about inside the firebox itself up to the damper leading to the flue, not the chimney or the outside of the fireplace.
There has to be a way to replace single bricks… Can’t just replace an entire brick fireplace if one gets cracked in an accident or something.
I’d keep asking around.
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There has to be a way to replace single bricks… Can’t just replace an entire brick fireplace if one gets cracked in an accident or something.
I’d keep asking around. |
you can its just a pain in the ass and there is no easy way to do it, and if most of them are cracked you may as well replace them all.
so, i had an actual mason take a look at it and he said it isn’t worth it to fix it. it is in good shape and the work involved in redoing the inside is pretty complicated. he said replacing single bricks would end up causing more trouble than just leaving it and even pointing it will make an incredible mess in the house.
So what do you do? Just not fix it? Can’t use the fireplace?
I’ve got similar issues in my fireplace and was wondering how much it would cost to fix…
have it inspected…fixing a fireplace is very expensive
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So what do you do? Just not fix it? Can’t use the fireplace?
I’ve got similar issues in my fireplace and was wondering how much it would cost to fix… |
no, to be more clear, the mason said it was unnecessary. the fireplace had seen a lot of use over its life and was still in good shape.
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