muttsnutts Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Wondering if any one has any knowledge of open fire places, basically the fire bricks at the back have cracked and worn away over a period of some years.the size at the back of the fire place is roughly 16" wide and 25" deep, I have been advised by a local bricky that this types/size of bricks are no longer used, he instead has shown me a fire board that is now used instead of bricks, my only worry about using this stuff that it is so soft & marked easily, it is not much harder than plaster board. My worry is it will not last and just break up and chip really easy with logs being thrown onto the fire ? Any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Is it cement board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttsnutts Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I believe it is, he sourced it from a local heating shop, it comes in big boards that you cut down to required size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Take out the old fire brick and put a precast fireplace back in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttsnutts Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Take out the old fire brick and put a precast fireplace back in there The sides of the fire place is ok, just needed the back doing + as is not a small fire place I don't really want to replace the whole thing, was just seeing if anybody knows where to get large fire bricks from. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Try a search along the lines of "fire bricks -stoves" on the bay, ( as you want them for a fireplace ). I just did - 243 results, no doubt many of them are rubbish but there seemed to be some which would fit your bill, so to speak. I know you know this, but, get rid of the open fireplace and fit a log burner/ multifuel stove - you'll save a fortune in logs!! ATB Sim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I used premixed firebrick cement to replace broken firebricks in a log burner and it seems to work really well. Comes in a 10kg bucket and you build the firebrick in place and it sets rockhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttsnutts Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Trouble is the back of the fire place is very large and not a standard size, it's a old farmhouse and needs the who back doing, dint want to put to many smaller bricks in incase the cement starts to crack prematurely. I used premixed firebrick cement to replace broken firebricks in a log burner and it seems to work really well. Comes in a 10kg bucket and you build the firebrick in place and it sets rockhard Trouble is the back of the fire place is very large and not a standard size, it's a old farmhouse and needs the who back doing, dint want to put to many smaller bricks in incase the cement starts to crack prematurely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowdy Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Trouble is the back of the fire place is very large and not a standard size, it's a old farmhouse and needs the who back doing, dint want to put to many smaller bricks in incase the cement starts to crack prematurely. Trouble is the back of the fire place is very large and not a standard size, it's a old farmhouse and needs the who back doing, dint want to put to many smaller bricks in incase the cement starts to crack prematurely. We use fire clay mixed with sand (sand and lime will also work do not use cement or they will always crack due to heat movement) to rebuild fire backs. The fire bricks also go by the name of baby bricks and come in 2 types 1 with a sloped long side and the other with a rounded corner normally sold in sets of one type or the other. The trick with building with these bricks is to soak them in a bucket of water for about 5 mins and then let them drip dry and then build with them. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 We use fire clay mixed with sand (sand and lime will also work do not use cement or they will always crack due to heat movement) to rebuild fire backs. The fire bricks also go by the name of baby bricks and come in 2 types 1 with a sloped long side and the other with a rounded corner normally sold in sets of one type or the other. The trick with building with these bricks is to soak them in a bucket of water for about 5 mins and then let them drip dry and then build with them. Bob Joiners at my work soak them in a barrel overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Use refractory bricks and cement, loads of them out there. Used in furnace relines, so a domestic fire is nothing. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogey Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 if you look on e bay you can buy fire bricks made from vermiculite.They are about 9 x 5 x 1 inch. I just bought some last year and lined out my fire place.cant remeber price but not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttsnutts Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 if you look on e bay you can buy fire bricks made from vermiculite.They are about 9 x 5 x 1 inch. I just bought some last year and lined out my fire place.cant remeber price but not that bad. That's the stuff I think the guy showed me, it seemed to soft to me so dint really want to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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