Cutting marble?

eastofeden

I would be very grateful for any advice. I have a coal effect gas fire in my lounge. I have had the chimney swept recently, and the sweep assured me it was a working chimney, and could be used as a proper fire if the gas fire was disconnected and removed.

I have had a look and there is not room to put the ash pan underneath, as the previous house owners put in a new hearth which is butted up to the gas fire.

My quetion is, is it possible to get a smallish section of the marble removed(ie cut) without damaging the rest. If so, who would you look for? A stone mason? The hearth itself is a shiny black marble, in good condition, so I would prefer to retain it if possible.

Thank you to anyone with advice!!

rayed

I recently had some marble cut by a stonemason but it wasn't cheap. I don't normally employ anyone to do work for me as I am quite profficient and also tight! After reading so much advice stating don't cut marble yourself I decided to pay the proffesionals.

After having the marble cut I kept the offcuts and tried cutting it myself, I was suprised how easy it was using a cheap electric tile saw and even polished the edges afterwards with a Black & Decker powerfile.

eastofeden

Thanks Rayed.Unfortunately, though tight, I am not proficient!! Annoyingly iys just a small section that needs removing.

robowen

eastofeden wrote:

Thanks Rayed.Unfortunately, though tight, I am not proficient!! Annoyingly iys just a small section that needs removing.

I've encouraged members in the past, to post a location in their user profile.
This is something that would help other members help you !
Stone masonry is not something you will find from a national company with outlets around the uk..at least I dont think so

Local knowledge is needed here. Maybe another member is a mason and able to help out if passing your area.
Post your location and someone would be able to help you !

rob

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I know it's not quite the same thing, but it might be worth having a look at this thread: How easy is it to cut granite?

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plumb1_2

easy to cut Marble,all you need is a angle grinder,a wet Diamond blade, and a garden spray,marker pen,rule.
As Rayed has said above he used a tile saw,i think he ment electric tile saw.
Any good builder will cut this for you.