How to treat an inglenook - paint?

Hi

I've recently demolished a hideous construction containing a Parkray stove that was built within an inglenook fireplace, revealing the "original" rear of the inglenook. After filling half a skip with concrete and rubble, I'm left with an attractive fireplace (about 5' x 7'), but don't know what to do with the back of it. The stone won't scrub clean as the soot and tar is deeply penetrated - perhaps hundreds of years of it (the house is C17). I'm tempted to leave it, but if I do I'm going to have to blacken certain areas where I've had to do some repairs.

Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

T
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tom.harrigan
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repair it then have a nice smoky wood fire????

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Kevin

Dear Tom As part of my work, I spent a not-inconsiderable time guiding architects, engineers and surveyors in a course run by the SPAB for building professionals in my particular field. To do this, it was necessary to study the SPAB philosopy of repair v restoration and to gain an insight into what was and was not "acceptable" and "approved". First, I suggest that since you have done a repair that it should have been with basically the same materials and methods - that would be the same stone, same compostion sand and lime putty mortar (if my guess is right). Your problem now is to get is not standing out like a sore thumb! The principle here is for the repair (in this case the artificial ageing) to be reversible - as all good repairs should be. Sooooooooooo... you need an old style(non-type4) PVA glue - or better still some flour and water! - (which can re-emulsify) - to scrape some of the existing black off such that you still leave it black, to mix one with tother to form a black colloid / emulsion / mix and paint it on! chris

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Chris

That a really good idea! I have been steering away from PVA, but if you can get stuff that's OK on old buildings (haven't a clue what non- type4 is by the way) I'll give it a go. Fortunately I have a bucket of soot which I haven't taken to the tip yet.

As for the repairs, I definitely did not and will not use the traditional techniques employed in building my house as they are utter rubbish. Lime putty mortar - I wish! My house is built with subsoil and rubble!

T
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