frexpt Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I have posted previously about the sorry state of our smoke-blackened fire surround, which has resisted all attempts to clean up. We have made the decision to paint it, but a friend has raised the question of fire-resistence of paint.The fireplace will house a freestanding 12kw woodburner with 25 cms clearance each side and significantly more above.I had planned to use a base coat of general purpose primer, a couple of coats of (Crown) matt emulsion, topped off with a couple of coats of Ronseal diamond hard floor varnish, all water based. Perhaps we do need something more heat resistant, in which case, we are open to suggestions............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Without seeing it ...how about tiling it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 or describing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote user="Théière"]or describing it[/quote][:D]"If a picture paints a thousand words...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 [IMG]http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee448/frexpt/fireplace.jpg[/IMG]Just want to resurrect the mantle and pillars, all faces, but not the rear wall of the fireplace, which actually looks much better because that has been cleaned up and repointed, since this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 At 25 cms with a woodburner I think you will be OK. We used exterior stone paint on ours but mainly because we had some left and liked the colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 [quote user="Anton Redman"]At 25 cms with a woodburner I think you will be OK. We used exterior stone paint on ours but mainly because we had some left and liked the colour.[/quote]Thanks for the suggestion.........not a bad idea, at all! We have some of that stuff tucked away from when we painted the garage and that would be pretty similar in colour to what we are aiming for...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 One coat of the emulsion of your choice would suffice!Primer and subsequent coats of varnish would be a waste of labour and money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Same as Anton; I used some exterior stone paint on ours, and subsequently I've repainted with a matt magnolia emulsion with some matt white added just to lighten it a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frexpt Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 I may wake up later to find this has all been a dream, but can it really be that simple.............??Quite seriously, many thanks for all the suggestions. The wife is favouring the emulsion route as we have a can of something left over that she particularly likes.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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