I have a glass fish tank that is 78cm x 43cm that is just disused at the minute. At the moment its just full of rubble and stones - whats the most suitable way of covering this before carpets went down - I was told screed and floor leveller might be an option. Hi I have had my chimney breasts on the 1st floor removed (already gone downstairs). Jan 7, 2013 #1 Hello fellow members, My TV and centre speaker have been recessed into the chimney breast which is great but it is causing me one issue! I was wondering if it would be possible to hollow out a hole in the chimney breast and put the fish tank in. They come in many different sizes and styles, producing real flames and giving off highly-efficient heat from their frontal glass panels. I dont need this access hole in the kitchen though and would like to … On the chimney there is a hole with one of those covers over it. Hi I have just moved house and the previous owners had a tv on a chimney breast and made a hole for the cabling though the breast. Its made of out dense block and we've left the appropriate opening for the fire as instructed by our gas fitter. We don't use the fireplace and it doesn't match everything else. Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by BeingB, Mar 10, 2014. Watch, as we build a false chimney breast and fit a new wall mounted electric fire. The chimney is still active as my oil fired boiler uses it. Chimney breasts once served a much needed purpose, to heat the home. So, I need to drill a hole behind the TV. Drilling a 22mm wide x 500mm long hole in a Chimney breast Post by roister » Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:43 pm Hi there, i am planning to drill a hole 22mm diameter x 500mm long in my Chimney breast so i can hide the cables for a flat panel TV which is to be mounted on the Chimney breast. I also need to get someone to install a plug socket for the filter and lights. But, now that fires are quite often no longer used except for ambiance, the chimney breast seems to be an unwelcome intruder upon the space that could be used for something else. Filling a hole in a chimney breast. In this case, it specifically protects the chimney flue and helps it last longer. I know I should use a proper corded drill and core diamond drill bit but all I want to get through the hole is a couple of HDMI leads. We have a hole in our chimney breast that gives access to hidden TV wires etc, the actual chimney is blocked up. Hi, We've recently had a the living room chimney breast reinstated after previous owners ripped it out. In my dining room there's a filled in chimney breast that had a tacky gas fire in when we moved in that we had removed. A hole in the wall gas fire is almost exactly as it sounds – a sleek, easy to install fireplace that slots into a hole in your chimney breast or wall. Any ideas what I can replace this with? 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