Preparing A Chimney For A Log Burner Installation

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in today's we're preparing for a lot burner installation. I'll show you what too look out for, the exact process for success and show you the correct way to finish it.
I'll show you how to render and plaster in this video so there's a lot to learn!
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I hope you enjoyed it and I'll see you on the next one.
Cheers.
Blaine Gray,
Plastering For Beginners

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@scotthayhurstphysique1691 2 жыл бұрын

I fit fires for a living and the plasters who get the inside wrong is unreal .... this is how it should be done..... very nice work mate

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mate! I really appreciate that...cheers 👍

@paulsimpson2232 Жыл бұрын

@@PlasteringForBeginners great workmanship, just curious what could I put in the render to make it black rather then grey ..

@2036scott Жыл бұрын

@@paulsimpson2232 Cement colourant.

@Scott-wz4sc Жыл бұрын

Plasterer of 24 years here. Got my first fireplace, to do as a return job for a waller. Your video has helped a lot 👍🏼

@paulsimpson2232 Жыл бұрын

@@2036scott hi hopefully you can answer this pls ,the render he refers to ,is what? building, sharp or plastering sand. Blaine gave no answer maybe to busy.. thanks inadvance

@tomar3 2 жыл бұрын

Legend. Doing my fireplace and I live with a plasterer. I love watching videos like this just so I can stand over his shoulder and wind him up by pretending I know what I'm on about when he knows I dont. Cant wait to say things like "dont let that multi finish bleed into the render" and "make sure you get a good finish when you wet trowel". Hes gunna love it

@dannybarrick2187 11 ай бұрын

Just want to say what a legend you are mate. I've been watching your videos for a while now. I have just today finished plastering my chimney and rendered my fireplace ready for my log burner to go in. I have never plastered before in my life and have followed all your steps. I am over the moon with how it's turned out, considering it's my first attempt. Cheers mate 👍 Dan

@gailgulliver8970 2 жыл бұрын

What a great job you have done I can see you take great pride in your work its nice to see that these days well done.

@timearp8185 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching a skilled tradesperson, I'm fortunate a friend of ours is a plasterer as it's not a skill I have. Great overview, thanks.

@justdom999 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate, looking to open up my chimney and get it sorted. This was very informative and loved the finish, top job!

@pizzaboy3946 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job, excellently narrated. I think the render looks more authentic around a fire. Have done a fair bit of plastering and you vids inspire me to have a bash at rendering one day. Doubtless I'll be watching them again if I do. Many thanks.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks matey and thank you for watching our videos. Good luck my friend - keep us posted 👍

@Fulford-lh1qn Жыл бұрын

In my 46th year now plastering and over the last 10 years we have had more and more requests to render out fireplaces pre stove fitting, at the beginning soot stains were a problem but we have never had a problem when using anti-sulphate cement, rendering sand and lime.

@JohnSmith-of6wk Жыл бұрын

I’m a plaster white over 18 years experience who has done many fireplaces.. and I don’t wanna sound salty but him stapling those beads on rather than sticking them on then putting scrim tape around them it’s going to cause nothing but problems.. he should also be using K render mesh on his scratch coat… just a little tip if anyone is listening😁

@kevroberts4630 Жыл бұрын

Thanks m8, This vid was just what I needed to complete the same job, I didn’t have a clue on materials or how to do this...upshot is, I’m pleased to say mine turned out exactly like yours, super clear instructions, thanks again.

@MizunoIronMan Жыл бұрын

Outstanding , attention to detail throughout . Worth every penny, regardless of cost.

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@hupra72 2 жыл бұрын

Looks absolutely stunning.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@paulhampson9920 2 жыл бұрын

Very smart result, thanks for explaining and demonstrating.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate!

@werdna21 2 жыл бұрын

Another great informative video, thanks - will come in handy at some stage in my early stages of my plastering career.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it 👍

@utensil999 Жыл бұрын

Legend! Great talk through soo much useful information!

@theunvaccinator 5 ай бұрын

Very well explained and a great watch nice to see a master craftsman at work to such a high standard

@nazarathsatti9344 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work very professional

@renaemartinez5829 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for for the inside of my fireplace! I do have an issue where the front brick doesn't come all the way down. And my lintel and damper casing are exposed. It originally had some (probably not heat rated) cement over the casing and the lintel fell when I removed slate that was cemented over top the brick. Any suggestions on videos to watch for that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much again and great work. Motivated to get started!

@johnpoole6985 2 жыл бұрын

All your videos are great but this is definitely the best one yet Absolute work of art that mate pure perfection

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Wow...thank you so much for saying!! I really appreciate that - your opinion means the world to me so thanks for that!! Hope you're well my friend 👍

@cannontrodder 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a LOVELY finish!

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Ha thank you my friend. I really appreciate that ☺️

@Alfapash Жыл бұрын

Fabulous job and you are a master of plastering. Which is probably the hardest trade to get right.

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@michaelhegarty6977 Жыл бұрын

Unreal video man.A true professional..

@jimmyreay7880 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video mate answerd all my questions, cracking job son 👍

@zekeb0071 2 жыл бұрын

excellent tutorial, well narated and great skillz. Just thinkimg of doing this so thanks very much bud.

@steveburton2806 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I was a hetas stove installer since 2002 until last year. Nice vid but I used to grind the surface of the bricks in the recess and grind out the brick joints, then prep the surface for the first coat render by splashing the bricks with a slurry of sharp sand and cement in a wet mix, the scratch coat would really bite onto this, use the comb as you say to help the top coat, and apply second coat of render finished off with a wet sponge. Never use pva as it releases its grip with heat!

@DerekTJ 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@NoreastWhips 2 жыл бұрын

Blaine (sp?), another awesome vid, I always enjoy watching your skills and expertise. You explain things in great detail and are a testament to your trade. I'm across the pond in Massachusetts, USA. Though the plaster materials are a bit different here, still the techniques and applications are the same. Love watching those from the land where plastering has been alive for over 2000 years. Excellent stuff! I appreciate your diligence and attention to detail. Keep 'spreading' the trade. Thanks for sharing!! Steve Huntress/

@unclesimon1179 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic work, thank you for the advice

@yosh1don 11 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, very detailed!

@Munkfish-TV Жыл бұрын

Lovely finish, great work!

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@brad1740 Жыл бұрын

I was going to have a go and try and fit a log burner , in the fireplace , after watching your video …. I’ll get a bloke in to do it 👍👍😂 Great video

@SeosamhMacUaid 2 ай бұрын

same LOL not point me messing it up - hope yours worked out well

@nichankin7948 2 жыл бұрын

Work of art.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@davidgittins3769 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work 👏

@1966geordieboy Жыл бұрын

Must be lovely to have this sort of skill. Looks great mate

@robertwestling1709 Жыл бұрын

Nice job mate, I did cement work my whole life (tile,brick,and concrete) my dad showed me a trick from an old mason . Wash your hands with sugar , pulls all the impurities out of your skin… keep on teaching your skills.

@ryandavis6592 2 жыл бұрын

That looks really awesome Blanie Gray I like whatching your videos

@boxingday11 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure to watch, thanks 👍🏻

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers matey!!

@danagami5264 2 жыл бұрын

Very good job, I alternatively have done several fireplaces, I totally agree right the issues you raise but I actually render with NHL2.5 lime sharp sand scratch 4to1 and plastering sand 4.1 finish ,this approach I created myself mix wise the ratios are same but the sand is softer in second coat so equates to a weaker mix I just found this works I find line retards any ash and also lots old fire places built with lime so marry the two together, also it leaves a lighter colour that is natural and not so dark ,like I say its worked for me forgot go mention I will through horse hair In scratch coat

@arsecheese51 8 ай бұрын

Any cement in either coats? Or just lime only?

@markrowley1223 4 ай бұрын

Great video. You make it look so easy, whereas the reality is far from. Beautiful finish there and the homeowner was very fortunate to have you working for them.

@isyt1 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing tradesman you are. Such skill and passion. Most don’t give a F…

@tee2899 9 ай бұрын

Looks great. A so called heat installer used fire board in the space where he installed my log burner. Defra approved, of course! 18 months later, the board at the back had a big crack in it. He said You need to replace the fireboard every couple of years 😮. Yeah right. Heat weren't much help either. And, there's no annoying supermarket muzak.

@Smithb83 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Blaine 👍🏻

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!!

@MarcusT86 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow Blaine, this is the one I’ve been waiting for! Cannot wait to watch this!

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

I thought about you when I uploaded this matey ha! Hope it helps my friend...I know you've asked for this for quite some time now!

@MarcusT86 2 жыл бұрын

@@PlasteringForBeginners as ever thank you for all the help buddy. Going to watch this at work tonight.

@D...........33 Жыл бұрын

Spot on 👍 mate

@pcas96 2 жыл бұрын

Proper Job !

@sheepfarm7560 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderful job well done 👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey!

@iainmcmillan9673 2 жыл бұрын

Top job that there pal, I've never tried rendering the internal section for the log burner, but I'll be doing that next time, keep up the good work man

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal. I really appreciate it - Happy NY to you 👍

@granty4955 Жыл бұрын

Good job 👌🏻

@frankholehouse1393 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video thank you very much.

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my friend 👍

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my friend 👍

@marcelgonzalez1376 Жыл бұрын

Perfect!

@mattlewis5190 Ай бұрын

Proper job

@russkirk8396 Жыл бұрын

What a video!! thanks allot

@TheGorillahands 2 жыл бұрын

Very good looking job 👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal. I really appreciate that!

@dm7325 2 жыл бұрын

fantastic video

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@viankalobosvalenzuela7456 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo 👌👌 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👌💯

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers matey 👍👍👍

@kieranduffin8049 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent buddy 👍🏻

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!!

@theadventuresofteddy-lee Жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍

@mickbaker7573 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips 👍👍👍👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey!!

@sturmhalo 2 жыл бұрын

Got a fireplace like this that I was wondering how best to tackle in the future. Now I know!

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff 😊

@tomearnshaw8532 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal!! Thanks for watching

@Liamnel5on 9 ай бұрын

Great job . I have done many but always use cement boards dot and dabbed and it has always worked well . But great to see your way

@bigbigsky8878 9 ай бұрын

Was looking for a comment like this! I want to use cement boards in my fireplace ready for the burner- what sort of adhesive do you use for dot and dabbing? Also do you recommend a particular brand of cement board? Thanks!

@Liamnel5on 9 ай бұрын

Plasterboard addessives what you need and wickes cement boards are a nice size and not too expensive

@bigbigsky8878 9 ай бұрын

@@Liamnel5on cheers, does it need to be a fire rated plasterboard adhesive or can I just use standard stuff?

@Liamnel5on 9 ай бұрын

Just normal plasterboard addessive . make sure it's going back against as clean and dust free a background as possible

@stestar09 5 ай бұрын

Damn you're a perfectionist . Top job 👍🏻

@PlasteringForBeginners 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@stevethomas3406 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@patrickdaly2121 Жыл бұрын

First class!

@samk7063 7 ай бұрын

Sooo nicely Done excellent why can’t all builders do this

@jacl4636 2 жыл бұрын

Top video pal.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@jordanarnold11 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am going to render the the inside of my fireplace like this thank you! The side of the chimney breast has completely blown, not sure if this is something to do with old back burner pipes. If I am going to re do this can I use hard wall then multi finish on the outside of the chimney breast? Thanks!

@jasongentle6446 Жыл бұрын

Looks good sand to float up with magic sponge does the job 👍👍😂🇬🇧

@acidlumin 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. As a tip (I'm not a plasterer, just something I saw recently and I'm not entirely sure how he did it, I'm in no position to give advice but maybe you can work out how its done), if you put the stop bead backwards, at the top, it'll give a nice tidy lip for the register plate to sit into

@utensil999 Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea, , I have always wondered how this junction should be addressed. Pretty poorly with my install that's for sure.

@CeeTee380 Жыл бұрын

Wow 😯 what craftsmanship! Ive learned so much but now I have so many more questions 🤷‍♀️ First, is the bead simply to support the plaster and render? I happened upon your vid during a sleepless midnight KZfaq spiral, I was looking for information on fireplaces. I have a new house with a gas fireplace and was wondering if it would be worth the trouble to convert it to a wood burning fireplace (I’m out in a wooded area, so plenty of wood, but gas is expensive). Aslo, why do so many wood burning fireplaces in older buildings get stoves installed, is it for efficiency, is it a trend? I know my questions sound silly, I’m really just ignorant having grown up in the tropics and now living in a colder climate.

@paulhenderson9585 Жыл бұрын

nice work

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@brizo77 2 жыл бұрын

This process is known as blinding dry kiln sand gives a much better key and spreads more evenly giving you more or less total coverage of the bitumen therfore a much better key great job though love the vids keep up the good work👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation and thank you for watching. I really appreciate it…cheers pal

@Hastings_Farm Жыл бұрын

Would the surface on the inside of the old fireplace take tiles? Great video and really told me how to create on old fireplace into somewhere for a woodburner. Many thanks and it is of great value.

@Andronicus88 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative vid, thanks! I'm interested to know more about the soot bleeding through, so when the fire area gets hot it somehow brings soot out or what exactly? Looks like you have to be quite careful with measures to keep it back!

@ourclarioncall Жыл бұрын

Something to do with salts? Not sure

@slyfox186 8 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial, can I ask what you would use on the wall face with an inset stove? Thanks.

@davidgoodwin101 Жыл бұрын

I've taken the old tiles from the inside of the fire place and taken of the loose and cracked plaster and render back to the brick work. What mix should I use on the bricks to level before applying brick slips to the render. Thanks

@tonygoshive785 2 жыл бұрын

Once again, another great video. Always a Joy watching you plaster. Was wondering once you painted the wall with that liquid dpm, could you not have used blue grid?

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I really appreciate that mate. You could Blue grit on top I suppose matey...I just don't like waiting for a day ha! But yeah...that would work think 👍

@JohnCrebo 2 жыл бұрын

Great content on your channel- very detailed and informative! I do have a question however- I am doing similar to my chimney breast, but due to previous shoddy brickwork I had to hack back to brick and repair. Do I set corner beading straight to the brickwork before the scratch coat? Or Chuck the scratch coat on and use thinner beads? I’m using a lime/cement mortar for the scratch before the multi finish top coats. I had thought I could use battens to set the depth of the scratch, then sit beads on for the first plaster coat. But I’ve also seen others head straight onto the brick and judge the scratch coat depth, so I’m a tad confused 🫤

@lyvennet1025 Жыл бұрын

Great video.Can the finished render be painted.What paint would you recommend.Thanks.

@deanryan8533 7 ай бұрын

I've got a similar job starting soon and this has given me a great insight into how it's done 👍 I have one question; how long do you have to wait between ruling it off and floating it?

@allanforbestv Жыл бұрын

love you to come and do my area mate!! Fantastic...

@qdawg1770 Жыл бұрын

what the best mix to point brick slips inside the fireplace before I refit my wood burning stove ? really good informative video pal .

@MarcusT86 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning work Blaine. I'll be watching this a few more times. What are those work bottoms you've got on? They look very nice and comfortable!

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcus! That's means a lot to me mate. They are Ox work trousers...I must admit they are pretty good. They are comfortable 👍

@MASTERSMITJE Жыл бұрын

clean job done, what kind of plaster is that brown finish? here in the netherlands we use gipsum plaster is it kind of the same or different substance?

@jonathanhall8656 Жыл бұрын

Great job, I wonder if my fire will look like that afterwards???

@user-mj6bd5od8t 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video, great tip and advice very informative. I have a question, do i need 1 part Lime? tried getting a small bag of it but could only find it in 25k bags. Thank you

@pgtips9236 7 ай бұрын

This guy takes real pride in his work, just a shame all plasterers dont work to this standard to do the job properly !

@paulfowler3039 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid, I would always scrim the stop beads now tho as they can crack especially with only been stapled on and the heat they are exposed to, it has happened to me 😆

@PlasteringForBeginners Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up mate! Good to know 👍👍

@eggsoups 2 жыл бұрын

Nice trick with the bitumen/sand! I’ve seen something similar with pva glue and sand on slates since they don’t hold mortar that well.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate...I hope it's helped! Thanks for watching 👍

@AngelAsylum78 Жыл бұрын

A silly question,but what sand are you using on the render coats?

@mrbond000777 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please recommend some one to do this for my new house when I move in please. In north wales near criccieth thanks

@Ianf1x 2 жыл бұрын

Good job never seen the bitumen used this way. When wall gets red hot I thought it might melt. I like to run scrim tape down wall beads to stop cracking. I use cement boards to line bricks then tile or paint.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal! The 2 coats of cement stop it from meeting I think - it's never let me down ha! Good idea about the scrim and i know a lot of guys who just use cement board. It's works the same way! Thanks for watching pal, hope you're well 👍

@RichardConnor1 2 жыл бұрын

Ian, how do you fix the cement board to the bricks? I guess that you use render?

@Ianf1x 2 жыл бұрын

@@RichardConnor1 I use window fitters screws. No plug needed and cover screw top with fire cement, if painting with hi heat paint . Use fire cement behind boards to level boards if needed.

@RichardConnor1 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ianf1x Excellent, thank you. Do you ever render over the cement board? Could I use the cement board to get a flat surface and then render it to get that 'look'?

@Ianf1x 2 жыл бұрын

@@RichardConnor1 I have not rendered over only tiled on top . When I render I start by using s.b.r. mixed with cement only brush on bricks as a slurry . 4soft sand 1 cement half lime scratch coat. Then 5 sand 1 cement 1 lime.

@What2Have4Dinner Жыл бұрын

How long before the stove can be installed and lit? I'm in the middle of doing mine and the missus wants it in before christmas. It's a big 20kw one with a back boiler. This video is so helpful already man, thanks!!

@user-ib2dl4qz4l 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have watched this many times just to get ideas although I do have one question, what lime do you use for the final coat mix please? Lee

@richardday3862 2 жыл бұрын

I always dab interiors with Fermacell powerpanel, which is designed for the heat and much quicker, although I like the look of the rendered interior. That opening looks very small and will get really hot; I try and aim for 900mm high x min 800mm wide. Great work though!

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

I know a few people who do it this way to be fair...it sounds like a good way to do it! Thanks for the comment and your insights. Cheers 👍

@georgeatkins6414 2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying you can cover the brick work by dot and dabbing with the sheet material? What adhesive can you use? Can I message you dreckly? Cheers.

@theunstoppablefire9498 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeatkins6414 Yes, with regular dab adhesive. I use it on all of my installations. Feel free to pm me :)

@stayspicy9456 2 жыл бұрын

What did you do about the hairline crack on the chimney breast reveals where you used the stop bead?

@DaddyDee193 2 жыл бұрын

Another Top Video!! I'll try n render my new inglenook now I've watched you. I have medium density blocks, do I just moisten them before rendering, or do I use a PVA on them? Also, do I need to let render dry before using the logburner? Thanks, Al. 👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks matey! I just apply a splash of water and render directly onto the blocks - you don't need any primers there. Hope this helps and Happy NY pal 👍