Was thinking of a stove, but for various reasons decided to keep the open f ire. It is a Baxi Burnall fireplace with a 1930s tiled fire surround that is jus t about OK, but really does need to be changed to fit in with the redecorat ion. The plan is to keep the fire block but fit a granite hearth (3 section s for solid fuel), a 54" timber surround and a cast iron fascia with standa rd 16" x 22" opening. A stardard-ish dimension inside timber the timber sur rounds seems to be about 36" (gotta love all this imperial !), and often th e cast iron fascias are 37" or 38".
If the cast iron fascia cannot fit inside the surround, the options are:
- Put a rebate in the surround to take the fascia edges
- Trim the fascia to fit (risk of wrecking the fascia with angle grinder ! )
- Sink the fascia into the wall (this might happen anyway due to the plast er thickess but no idea until the old fireplace surround is removed)
- Get the fascia and surround from the same place and let them sort it out
Anyone done similar and know how things usually fit together ?
Cheers, Simon.