In this video, This Old House Mason Mark McCullough helps a homeowner repair their antique firebox to make it safe for use with their new natural gas insert.

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There are plenty of ways to breathe new life into an old fireplace, such as installing a gas-burning insert. But that’s only the case if the firebox is safe. When a homeowner faced an issue of a crumbling and cracking firebox, he called mason Mark McCullough for the job.

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To prep the space, Mark lays out plastic sheeting [[ Ссылка ]] over large furniture and lays out a drop cloth [[ Ссылка ]] in front of the firebox. To remove the old concrete and firebrick, Mark begins prying it out with his hands. He then cleans out any branches, or broken masonry and uses a vacuum [[ Ссылка ]] to remove the soot.

For the new firebox, Mark will be using yellow fire brick [[ Ссылка ]] as it matches best to the original. He then lays the mortar [[ Ссылка ]] using a masonry trowel [[ Ссылка ]]. Mark adjusts his technique as he lays bricks on the Franklin Curve, carefully setting them at a forward facing angle. He then smooths out the mortar joints using a brick jointer [[ Ссылка ]].

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Materials
Fire brick [[ Ссылка ]]
Mortar mix [[ Ссылка ]]

Tools
HEPA vacuum [[ Ссылка ]]
Masonry trowels [[ Ссылка ]]
Brick jointer [[ Ссылка ]]
Bucket [[ Ссылка ]]
Drop cloths [[ Ссылка ]]
Plastic sheeting [[ Ссылка ]]

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