Arrived home this evening to find Mr Garlick (and everything else) covered in dust - yes, the fireplace man really is called Mr Garlick, which is part of the reason we chose him. We've already had the fireplace swept and now Mr Garlick's removed the old baxi grate and decorative slate heart and replaced them with a cast iron surround and some nice shiny granite. I realise this is a 1960's house, but can't quite resist the nod to our previous 1930's home and have chosen the most simple fireplace design I could find.
Anyway, turned out the old plaster was knackered so he's stripped the lot back and started again, which has the added advantage of showing up all the gas and electricity pipes/wires, some of which have been laid on a diagonal that would make the bloke from buildings regs weep. Tomorrow we say goodbye to those corniches - I hope.
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