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CAST IRON fireplace????
mouk
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i have 2 off these in each bedroom not sure if the're victorian or edwardian?
in good condition
i am having the taken out.
are they worth much?
in good condition
i am having the taken out.
are they worth much?
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when I enquired about one I had it was anything from £50 to £150 that was about 5 years ago. Ofcourse I think it also depends on the state of it ie: is i covered in paint etc.It is unwise to pay too much but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, all you lose is a little money... that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot...it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better (John Ruskin - 19 ctry author, art critic & social reformer)0
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Why are you taking them out? They are more likely to add to the character of your home.A house isn't a home without a cat.
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thanks both for your replies.
im having my house re-modernised.
yes its covered in white paint0 -
mouk wrote:are they worth much?
Only to the property!
You'll get a few pounds from an architectural salvage yard. But you'll get a lot more if you clean them up and leave them in place - when you sell up.
'Modernising' these days - includes preserving the character in the property. Cleaned up and with a vase of flowers / display in them - they form a nice focus.If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !0 -
I would agree with previous posters about keeping them in but.....
If you do really want to take them out, it is imperative that they come out complete. Fireplaces vary in their construction. Some have just an insert made of cast and firebricks built into the wall. Others (and more often bedroom fireplaces) are a complete unit with the firebrick being in cast iron. You will get a lot more for these if they are complete as they can be very easily fitted to a new fireplace. You may have to damage more of the wall to get these ones out safely. Please do that as if you try to take out a complete unit by force, the brittle cast iron may fissure or the whole piece may smash.0 -
Oh and a good "genuine" fireplace will command a minimum of about £350.
Some think early 20th century aren't worth so much but right now art nouveu or art deco are very sought after0
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