Fireplace Repair - Ottawa Case study. High Temperature Cement, Fire brick, jointing.

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Case Study 4 - Fireplace Brick Replacement The Assignment: Remove a broken fireplace brick, The homeowner needs a W.E.T.T. certification. Possible Problems: Water may have leaked in, putting pressure on the brick. Damage to the face of the brick may have happened.
	From Broken to Removed The brick was weakened with a Hammerdrill, then chiselled out. A HEPA filter dry-vac was used to keep dust down during the process. Clean heavy canvas dropsheets were employed to create a work area around the fireplace.
New Brick Ready Although these fireplace bricks look black, they are all beige inside. The new brick will have special High Temperature cement to hold it.
	Replaced Cemented, jointed, done. The homeowner could paint it with a black high-temp oven paint.

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