Removing an electric fireplace

troyzer

Hi all,

We're looking at re-flooring our flat and removing the old electric fireplace while we're at it.

I tried to find a picture online that shows what it looks like and the one below is the closest I've seen.

It's completely flush to the wall with no obvious way to remove it. In this picture, the fireplace is mounted on an external wall. But it's actually a dividing wall in our flat.

I wouldn't be a big DIYer but I do my own car and motorbike maintenance so I'm not too bad with tools and handywork.

Any ideas on how to go about this? I know it's like asking how long a piece of string is. Just wondering if I should be looking at bringing someone in or if it's something most people could do themselves.

Cheers in advance!

10-10-20

Yes, should be DIY-able if you can find the hidden screws. There might be hints here: https://www.fireplaceworld.ie/info/174/fitting-Instructions

Start by trying to pull the fire itself out, usually that's just slid into place or retained with grub-screws. That should expose the rear of the fire-surround and you might find the mounting screws there.

troyzer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118553957#Comment_118553957

Cheers! At least it's not a demolition job.

They're not making it easy though.