Renovation of fireplace. Tips on craftsmen are gratefully received.

[Alexander Freiholtz]

We have an old insert fireplace from the 80s-90s in cast iron (I think). The smoke roof has broken and fallen down, and there are cracks in the mortar at the back. Is there anyone with experience in repairing this kind of thing, preferably in the Gothenburg area? According to a company I was in contact with, it’s just a matter of buying a new one.

 

[fribygg]

I think you should try it yourself with vermeculite boards, they can be bought at hardware stores for a few hundred kronor and are easily worked with a handsaw and a Morakniv to fit the fireplace.