Lost picture behind fireplace

nino1

I rent a house and have a fireplace that is attached to the wall like this

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I dropped a picture down a small space down the back.

Anyone know if its a big job to remove it and how I would do it ?

nino1

Here's a wider view of type of fireplace

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Sparkpea

you would have to take the surround out, not overly big job but wee bit of patch work to do around it where the brackets would be

jack of all

Yeah, the surround is probably screwed back to chimney breast with mirror brackets, probably 2 no. on each side. These may be papered over or filled so a small magnet may help reveal their position. Use a sharp blade to cut/ break the paint/ caulk seal/ decorated surface nearest the surround and gently pry away from the wall. This should help minimise damage to the paint work.

fergal.b

How big is the gap? is there anyway you could get a bit of card or a steel ruler covered in bits of double sided tape and see if you can fish it out.



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igorbiscan

loosen the brackets a little,,straightened clothes hanger and bluetack/chewing gum on the end..
god bless the mighty coat-hanger

mad m

Try your Hoover to suck it out