Hello All,
I began measuring my fireplace dimensions against my planned fireplace insert dimensions and found that I would have to cut a notch at both upper corners of the arched brick facade in order for the insert to fit.
These are a few pictures that show in pencil on the brick just how much I need to [strike]shave[/strike] rather, "hack" for the insert to slide into the fireplace.
A horizontal cut of 3 1/2" and 3"vertically.
First of all I believe that's more than a "notch", in fact it's cutting out a whole chunk of roughly 2/3 of the brick. I am concerned that this arch has structure integrity to the facade.
The arch is just a half brick deep, or roughly 4".
Any thoughts and experiences welcome.
a horizontal cut would be 3 1/2"
vertical cut would be 3"
I began measuring my fireplace dimensions against my planned fireplace insert dimensions and found that I would have to cut a notch at both upper corners of the arched brick facade in order for the insert to fit.
These are a few pictures that show in pencil on the brick just how much I need to [strike]shave[/strike] rather, "hack" for the insert to slide into the fireplace.
A horizontal cut of 3 1/2" and 3"vertically.
First of all I believe that's more than a "notch", in fact it's cutting out a whole chunk of roughly 2/3 of the brick. I am concerned that this arch has structure integrity to the facade.
The arch is just a half brick deep, or roughly 4".
Any thoughts and experiences welcome.
a horizontal cut would be 3 1/2"
vertical cut would be 3"