Filling the gaps around a fire place

Oct 26, 2011 1 Replies

Making progress with the opened up fire place, but what do I seal around the edge with? This is the gap (about an inch) between the back of the plaster board, and the bricks/granite blocks behind.



a) Plaster?



b) Heat resistant plaster?



c) Heatproof screed?



d) Cement/mortar?



e) Something else?



Thanks!


Plaster or mortar no probs. IME with a solid fuel stove, both render and plaster can stand the heat. I whitewashed the inside area though as I reckoned that emulsion would not survive.

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