Blocking Up A Fireplace With Plasterboard

Center it between the side edges of the drywall with the bottom edge of the vent cover positioned about 6 inches from the bottom edge of the drywall.

Blocking up a fireplace with plasterboard.

A ventilation cowl is required to suit the chimney pot. Mix up plaster and apply to surface in light coats. A quantity of plaster will be required to cover the face of the bricks this can only be applied once the mortar holding the bricks has gone off. Measure the fireplace s opening.

A new section of skirting board will be required to finish off the wall after the plaster has gone off. To block a fireplace up you can use a piece of plasterboard as an alternative to bricks. Apply it with a plasterer s trowel scraping it over the bricks until they are completely covered. The plasterboard will need to be cut correctly so that it fits tightly into the space.

Trace the vent onto the drywall. 28th may 2016 it is our first diy day and the bricking up the fireplace is first on our list. Bricks remove the fireplace surround. Using timber battens 50mm x 50mm 2inx2in construct a frame around the inside edge of the opening setting it back slightly to allow for the width of the board.