plaster

johnytwentyten

hi all, could someone tell me if i can use ordinary plaster when finishing around a stove? its going to be sitting into the fireplace and im afraid that the heat will be too much and may crack the plaster. whats the ideal practice here? any advice appreciated

Billy Bunting

johnytwentyten wrote: »

hi all, could someone tell me if i can use ordinary plaster when finishing around a stove? its going to be sitting into the fireplace and im afraid that the heat will be too much and may crack the plaster. whats the ideal practice here? any advice appreciated

You would do better asking in the DIY forum, Paddy147 will likely have pictures

corkgsxr

There is fireproof plaster but the finish is ****.

Plasterer told me its the slab that drys out and causes the cracks so use fireproof slab and normal plaster

Robbie.G

corkgsxr wrote: »

There is fireproof plaster but the finish is ****.

Plasterer told me its the slab that drys out and causes the cracks so use fireproof slab and normal plaster

A slab even a pink fire rated slab is deemed as combustible.So best thing is sand and cement and a skim finish.

310

you can get heat resistance plaster for that job

johnytwentyten

thanks for the replies, think il go for the sand, cement and skim and see how it goes