Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - fireplace remodel

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vldillie
10-01-02, 04:45 PM
I have a two story fireplace/chimney that currently is covered in fake marble and drywall. I want to redo the whole thing in dry stacked stone. My problem is--it has to be a fake stone that together with all wire, mortar, etc. can't excede 11 lbs/sq. foot. An architectural engineer has checked out the supports in our basement and has given me the max. of 11lbs/sq. ft. Any fake stone/applying materials I have looked at exceeds that. Any one know of a real looking fake stone that is very very light?

regisgreen
10-15-02, 12:58 PM
If you have no options finding light weight stone, can you look into heat tolerant paints with finishing techniques to look like stone?