inside of fire place has sunk

Egan2012

Hi guys
Over the last couple of weeks 3 grates have snapped inside my open fire. I couldn't figure out why. Eventually o noticed the the floor of the fire place has sunk under the grate and with the heat and the grate been unlevel it was snapping. I was taking the ashes out of it this morning and notice there is actually a hole in the floor of the fire place now. What can I use or do to fill the hole and raise it back up.
Thaks guys

Robbie.G

Egan2012 wrote: »

Hi guys
Over the last couple of weeks 3 grates have snapped inside my open fire. I couldn't figure out why. Eventually o noticed the the floor of the fire place has sunk under the grate and with the heat and the grate been unlevel it was snapping. I was taking the ashes out of it this morning and notice there is actually a hole in the floor of the fire place now. What can I use or do to fill the hole and raise it back up.
Thaks guys

You can just refill it with cement

Egan2012

Robbie.G wrote: »

You can just refill it with cement

Is there any sort of filler you can in the diy shop for it or will I just have to buy a bag of cement

Robbie.G

Egan2012 wrote: »

Is there any sort of filler you can in the diy shop for it or will I just have to buy a bag of cement

Most builders merchants have handy packs of sand & cement usually in 5 kg packs just get one of those

chrispin

If you go into woodies or homebase or the like you can buy
a ready mixed tub of fire cement.

albert kidd

be aswell to take the hammer and chisel to it and break it all out..buy a bag of gravel and bag of cement..mix it 3 gravel to one cement and fill it back in.leave it a few days to set.