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- From: swisher@cs.utexas.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Tearing out woodstove and brick hearth
- Date: 24 Jan 1993 21:50:48 -0600
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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- The previous owner of our house installed a wood-burning stove in one
- corner of the living room. We are considering taking it out because
- we don't use it much, aren't enamored with its contribution to the
- decor, and would like to reclaim the space it takes up.
-
- The stove rests on a brick hearth which extends about 4 feet up two
- walls and out into the room in a square with a rounded corner. The
- floor part of the hearth was laid on top of the hardwood floor, with a
- layer of plastic sheeting in between (which I know because it sticks
- out in a few places). As far as I can tell, the wall part is laid
- right up against the drywall.
-
- What is involved in tearing apart brick masonry? Can we do it without
- damaging the floor terribly much? In spite of the plastic sheet, I'm
- sure there are places where the mortar got on to the hardwood.
-
- It will probably be simplest to just leave the stovepipe in place (it
- goes through the ceiling to the attic and out the roof). Would taking
- it out entail major repairs to the ceiling and roof?
-
- Anybody know how much a used wood-burning stove sells for these days?
-
- Cheers,
- Janet
-
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