Mike Box
Hello Pauline you need to use a sand+cement+lime mixture 6+1+1 that is the proper way .regards Mike
Installing a Wood Burner into a fireplace
Posted by Pauline Ishmail, on
Am taking out a fireplace and will be installing a wood burner. The sides and back of the fireplace need to be rendered in sand and cement. I've been told I should use Fire Cement but when I asked in a Builders Merchants I was told that Fire Cement is like a putty for joints and sealing round the Flue. I would like to know if it would be OK to use sand and cement with a Plasticiser. Thanks
John Brown
Hi pauline me personally have never taken this on before but i know someone who does this ,and to my knowledge he as always used sand / cement then skimmed up with vitcas.hope this helps,regards john
Michael Tucker
Hello Pauline, You can use sand and cement for the rendering, but you we require fire cement for the joints on your fire. Regards Michael
Benjamin Macann
Hi there yes you dnt need fire cement just do a 3 sand and 1 cement mix with a little bit off plas and that will be fine thanks Ben .from mbc
Steve Belcher
Hi Pauline, I follow a Fireplace Company, Plastering during the Installations We are generally asked to render in and around Woodburning stoves using a specialist heat resistant render product called "Vitcas" take a look on the website for more information, as it does depend on the of the opening in relation to the size of the Stove Hope this is of some help Regards Steve Belcher
Gary Branch
Sand & cement will be fine I've allways used this for the last 20 years , there is one specially for fire places But expensive . Personally I would stick with sand & cement G, branch plastering
DAVID HUNTER
Sand Cement & lime then skim with Vitcas
Chris Robertson
Get some plastering sand. 4:1 ratio cement. Render the sides. Leave to cure and paint. Did my fireplace like this. All good 9 years later. Not difficult. My stove burns pretty much every day throughout winter and is a big 13kw cast iron hulk. Fire cement is used to seal the flue to the registry plate and make it airtight
Stuart Aitken
There is a company called victas that does a heat resistant plaster but it is expensive and hard to use. Have you thought of tiling area instead? Stuart Aitken Get it plastered ltd
