Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - Removing concrete fireplace shelve

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hmeah
02-22-09, 01:30 PM
I started stripping out the fake surround fireplace, only to find a thick concrete block shelve above the fireplace, i think its part of the wall and wondering how i can remove this... or should i leave it & block up the chimney and get the area underneath plastered.

please help....
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thank you

Tolyn Ironhand
02-23-09, 06:33 PM
So you are covering up the fireplace?