Renovating The Fireplace
November 7, 2007
As the evenings become cooler, it is nice to think of a cheery fire in the fireplace. Before you build your next fire, you might want to have the chimney inspected and cleaned. I just had this done for a client and another agent referred me to a professional chimney sweep, Gash Chimney from Claremont, California (909-417-9212). He inspected, gave a written bid and when he finished the work, there was not a trace of soot left behind.
Since fireplaces are often the focal point in a room, another fireplace project that might be attracting your attention is cleaning the paint off the bricks. Decorating tastes at one time called for painting out the red bricks with the same off white latex paint that was used on the surrounding walls. Now you would like to return to the natural brick look.
How does one remove the paint? The best option is going to be a professional sand blasting company. This is a messy process and can leave gritty sand everywhere. Just make sure that you call references and get first hand knowledge of the work that a company performed. Removing the paint yourself with a chemical paint remover is not often successful and you will spend a great deal of time. If you are not totally enamored of the red brick look, you might consider refacing the entire fireplace. It seems to me that this might be an exciting alternative. You could redesign the entire fireplace in a style that creates a dramatic focal point.
When the fireplace is cleaned and redesigned you can snuggle up and sing "Chestnuts Roasting in an Open Fire."
As the evenings become cooler, it is nice to think of a cheery fire in the fireplace. Before you build your next fire, you might want to have the chimney inspected and cleaned. I just had this done for a client and another agent referred me to a professional chimney sweep, Gash Chimney from Claremont, California (909-417-9212). He inspected, gave a written bid and when he finished the work, there was not a trace of soot left behind.
Since fireplaces are often the focal point in a room, another fireplace project that might be attracting your attention is cleaning the paint off the bricks. Decorating tastes at one time called for painting out the red bricks with the same off white latex paint that was used on the surrounding walls. Now you would like to return to the natural brick look.
How does one remove the paint? The best option is going to be a professional sand blasting company. This is a messy process and can leave gritty sand everywhere. Just make sure that you call references and get first hand knowledge of the work that a company performed. Removing the paint yourself with a chemical paint remover is not often successful and you will spend a great deal of time. If you are not totally enamored of the red brick look, you might consider refacing the entire fireplace. It seems to me that this might be an exciting alternative. You could redesign the entire fireplace in a style that creates a dramatic focal point.
When the fireplace is cleaned and redesigned you can snuggle up and sing "Chestnuts Roasting in an Open Fire."
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