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Redo an ugly fireplace
Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:14 am
Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:14 am
Any suggestions on how to make this fireplace look better without having to demolish it?
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Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:35 am to Tiger022
Rip it off and brick it. It will be worth it. You can rent a hammer drill to bust it up. It isn't that hard. This is what we did with ours.
Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:47 am to Tiger022
Just skim coat it smooth with stucco. Would look good.
Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:52 am to Tiger022
We live in a home built in 1904. We have a limestone fireplace that looks fairly similar to yours that is not original, but was built in 1920ish based on the historian that came and looked at the way they laid the mortar. We hate it but it’s historical so we don’t want to take away that aspect of the house.
We painted it white to match our original trim and it doesn’t look AS shitty anymore; mainly because it’s not as noticeable and doesn’t standout as much.
We painted it white to match our original trim and it doesn’t look AS shitty anymore; mainly because it’s not as noticeable and doesn’t standout as much.
Posted on 10/13/20 at 9:55 am to Tiger022
I would just have it washed and re-grouted, then add a natural mantel with corbels. The stone is great, just needs some care.
Posted on 10/13/20 at 12:02 pm to Tiger022
Ours looked very similar. I considered tearing it out but a contractor said it was tied into the masonry and that our "rock" were in fact real rocks (not pavers) harvested from the lot when the house was built. We inquired about stucco but there are a few high points from random rocks that would require about 6" of skim/stucco to level everything out
So I ended up scrubbing it with wire brushed and a vinegar based cleaning solution. Then I painted it with 2 coats of a diluted grey chalk paint (a greywash)
I don't have any pictures of it right now, but this is from essentially what the before and after looks like
So I ended up scrubbing it with wire brushed and a vinegar based cleaning solution. Then I painted it with 2 coats of a diluted grey chalk paint (a greywash)
I don't have any pictures of it right now, but this is from essentially what the before and after looks like
Posted on 10/18/20 at 5:19 pm to The Nino
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So I ended up scrubbing it with wire brushed and a vinegar based cleaning solution. Then I painted it with 2 coats of a diluted grey chalk paint (a greywash)
This seems to be the cheapest/easiest option. I’ve used the rustoleum chalked paint before, but have never diluted it. At what ratio did you dilute? I’m thinking of even possibly grouting it, but it may create extremely thick grout lines in some areas. Thoughts?
Also, didn’t realize I posted such a crappy/skewed pic.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 6:29 pm to Tiger022
On the opposite spectrum, we covered up most of the brick at our previous house.
Did furring strips, drywall then mounted a mantle. Everything else is various kinds of moulding, columns etc.
Did furring strips, drywall then mounted a mantle. Everything else is various kinds of moulding, columns etc.
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