Just started opening up a Victorian fireplace that has been plastered over. It looks like it may have been bricked up or filled with rubble, and my first thought is that there may have been a reason for this. Why wouldn't they have just plasterboarded over it? I can see that the top of the opening is arched with standard size bricks, and there are no signs of cracking. What I'm wondering is whether the course behind that was normally arched as well, or whether that could be straight with a lintel across it. If it's a case of suck it and see, fair enough, but maybe someone has experience in this area. TIA for any comments
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14 years ago