Agreed. Would love to see part 2. I have a very similar fireplace built in 1980 that I'm going to do the exact same thing to. Thanks for a helpful video.
Buy paper and a drop cloth or two! You’ll protect the floor from dust, damage, and you can easily scoop up debris in the drop cloth throughout the demo.
Interesting, I was thinking the bottom part was solid, but you had a treasure chest inside. I just want to remove the bottom part and have the brick on the wall.
I want the same thing but after watching this you would have to salvage about 30 bricks and mortar them under the fireplace to the wall. It would take good skill and patience to make it look uniform as if original.
@@keithcastleberry3993 Might depend how easy they come off. I think if you had lots of time you could do it. Also a hand grinder with a ceramic cutting disc would help a lot.
It's a requirement by your insurance to keep the lower part (called the "hearth" of the fireplace) in case the fireplace has any sparks or ashes. It's a fire hazard otherwise, so if you remove the bottom, you'll need to tile the bottom floor portion.
Yes! I focused on removing the bricks from the wall. Removed the brackets once the bricks were off. Used a hammer or cut off that part of the drywall which I was going to replace anyway. Good luck!
@@pardeepkang8812 I ended up cutting the metal bands (16th of an inch in, at a time) with aviation snips, until there was no more than the size of the nail head. Then, with a ball peen hammer, set the nail and remainder of metal deep enough to mud over the pit/hole.
Just watched 7 videos on this. You CLEARLY have the best method. Bull Point Chisel in a Rotary Hammer Drill for the win.
What setting on your drill did you find most effective with the bull head bit? Hammer? Drill?
sweet video. thank you. This is what I wanted to see to understand what we are dealing with when we reface ours.
Agreed. Would love to see part 2. I have a very similar fireplace built in 1980 that I'm going to do the exact same thing to. Thanks for a helpful video.
Glad you enjoyed it. Part 2 is live! Check out my channel, thanks for watching.
This is useful
We have similar thing in our house and contractors are charging us 3k to 5 k to get this type of bricks removed
That's a very informative video. I would love to see the pictures of the completed project
Part 2 is live! Check out my channel, thanks for watching.
My fireplace was built in 1971. It’s solid and rustic I would never tear it down. Love it
Great video thank you!
Buy paper and a drop cloth or two! You’ll protect the floor from dust, damage, and you can easily scoop up debris in the drop cloth throughout the demo.
This was great! Thanks!
Really like the lessons learned. The best part for the video. 👍😆
Good info... thanks
Brilliant!
great video, thank you for posting.
Good job great video! very helpful
Great video Thank You very much
Very informative!
Great Job
Progress looks great in this video. How is the next phase going?
Finally put the video together. Part 2 is live! Check out my channel, thanks for watching.
Interesting, I was thinking the bottom part was solid, but you had a treasure chest inside. I just want to remove the bottom part and have the brick on the wall.
I want the same thing but after watching this you would have to salvage about 30 bricks and mortar them under the fireplace to the wall. It would take good skill and patience to make it look uniform as if original.
@@keithcastleberry3993 Might depend how easy they come off. I think if you had lots of time you could do it. Also a hand grinder with a ceramic cutting disc would help a lot.
It's a requirement by your insurance to keep the lower part (called the "hearth" of the fireplace) in case the fireplace has any sparks or ashes. It's a fire hazard otherwise, so if you remove the bottom, you'll need to tile the bottom floor portion.
@@lisam2079 The living room is tile so shouldn't be an issue.
How’d the fireplace turn out? Nice job on the demo!!
Are you going to be uploading a part 2?
Sorry it took this long. Part 2 is live! Check out my channel, thanks for watching.
I have similar fireplace, not sure if I could rip of whole thing or not.
You won’t know till you try! That’s what I did. Have a plan and go for it
How many hours did it take to remove all the brick?
Just about two hours, with the right tools and preparation it shouldn’t take long
ILL VIDEO!
Is this a gas or wood burning?
How do you remove those brackets? They are a real pain and nasty metal/embedded nails.
Yes! I focused on removing the bricks from the wall. Removed the brackets once the bricks were off. Used a hammer or cut off that part of the drywall which I was going to replace anyway. Good luck!
@@pardeepkang8812 I ended up cutting the metal bands (16th of an inch in, at a time) with aviation snips, until there was no more than the size of the nail head. Then, with a ball peen hammer, set the nail and remainder of metal deep enough to mud over the pit/hole.
@@susanmead4350 I used a hammer as well! Part 2 is live! Check out my channel, thanks for watching.
Don't forget to wear your safety glasses over your eyes, not your forehead. You never can predict when something may end up in your eyes.
do you generally need a permit to remove a fireplace face?
No
You should see the ugly old brick fireplace in my house.
There is a gas shut off to the right
Mine too, that’s why I’m watching this video. Looking at tips for removing it.
Beautiful fire place too bad you destroyed it.
I don’t get this u say you cover for dust etc and just put 2 feet of paper in floor and look all tha mess in wood floor lol
Liberals must be really happy seeing him wear his mask all the way through the video 👍 😀