Fireback material

Mar 05, 2007 2 Replies

Hi,



I'm living in a 1920's lowrise block of flats. In unblocking a fireplace I found the fireback was made of some low density stuff - unsure what. Its not heavy enough to be clay I don't think, but feels very light. Its firm, but I can imagine it might have been some kind of aerated foam that has then set into a shape.



Is this likely to be made of anything unpleasant?



Cheers,



Ben



How thick is it?

Is it yellowish in colour, and gravelly?

Most likely to be vermiculite cement. Not currently thought to be unpleasant.

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