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The project:
The fireplace originally featured deteriorating stonework, damaged tiles, and an outdated fireplace cover.
Restoration began with cleaning the entire existing stonework and surfaces. Old tiles were removed and replaced with a new sand and cement base. Recycled tiles were hand cut and broken on site to create individual pieces.
From there, we laid them in a crazy paving pattern. The stonework was painted and then we hand filled each individual joint with No More Gaps to replicate traditional mortar joints.
Finally, the fireplace cover was painted, and all components were reinstalled and created a refreshed and timeless feature.
- Materials:
- DIGGERS 500ml Lavender Multi-Purpose Surface Cleaner
- Dulux 1L Super Enamel Paint Semi-Gloss Black
- Berger Jet Dry 4L Extra Deep Heavy Duty Gloss Paving Paint
- Selleys 475g No More Gaps Interior Multipurpose Gap Filler
- Australian Builders 20kg Sand and Cement Mix Bag
- Dunlop 2kg Wall and Floor Tile Adhesive
- Dunlop 1.5kg White Flexible Coloured Grout.
- Tools:
- DTA Tile Sponge
- Paint Partner 4 Piece Paint Brush Set
- Trojan 200mm Gauging Trowel
- 1.2m Straight Edge
- Bunnings 10L Pail Bucket
- Uni-Pro Heavy Duty Caulking Gun
- 18V Ryobi Drill
- Ryobi 2 Piece Hard Bristle Brush
- Trojan 100mm Paint Drill Mixer
- Wagner Flexio 690 Extra Spray Kit
- Ryobi Hammer Drill 1500W
- Diablo Spade Chisel.
- Step 1:
Inspected the area and removed all fireplace coverings.
- Step 2:
Thoroughly cleaned the fireplace and cover with brushes, surface cleaner, and stiffer bristled drill brushes.
- Step 3:
Removed damaged floor tiles with hammer drill and SDS spade chisel attachment.
- Step 4:
Laid a new (and level) sand and cement bed to prepare for the installation of the crazy pave tiles.
- Step 5:
Installed recycled tiles and grouted in between all joins.
- Step 6:
Painted existing stones individually using paint brushes, sponges and our Wagner spray gun.
- Step 7:
Filled in between each individual joints of the stonework to resemble grout using No More Gaps.
- Step 8:
Painted fireplace cover and reinstalled all components once dried.
- Help and inspiration:
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