Georgian Fireplace Renovation

application area: heritage

use type: wood fireplace in country mansion

project scope: restore georgian fireplaces, keep large fireplace opening

added value: non-destructive solution, ideal for heritage buildings

Background

The 18th Century Georgian Country House is a Grade 1 listed building and also English Heritage. The owners of the Derbyshire home wanted to use the original antique fireplaces with the existing large openings. The pargetting in the chimneys had fallen away and the mortar joints were leaking into different parts of the building. Lining with stainless steel liners was not feasible here as it would have compromised the cross sectional area of the chimney and the fireplace opening would have had to be closed down considerably.

Due to the protected status of the building extra caution had to be exercised to minimise the effects of the works carried out to the interior of the building.

Statement of work

The installation was quick and it did not impact the structure of the building. 4x Furanflex RWV liners were installed, each was finished within a day’s work, making it possible to use the period fireplaces once again. The most important requirement was to keep the current chimney sizes the same. This was made possible by FuranFlex25, which was inflated inside the chimney flue to expand into the available space, maximising the lined flue size.