Fireplace Chambers and Builders Openings for Wood Stoves

Many older properties already have a brick fireplace chamber called the builders opening or builders hole hidden behind the old fireplace. These builders holes were usually built not to be seen and because of this were the perfect training ground for the bricklayers apprentice who practised his brickwork skills with brick arches to support the chimney above. Simply restoring an old brick fireplace chamber may be all that is needed to create a stunning new fireplace feature.