Repair fireplace

[Mr. Sundqvist]

I actually have two questions. I have a fireplace that has cracked, see picture. It was repaired with something a long time ago but needs to be fixed again. Anyone have any idea what I should use. I guess it's sandstone.

Question number two, previous owners entertained themselves by scribbling/painting on it. Does anyone know how I can restore the color and what type of paint it might be. The fireplace is from 1825, so I would like to do the restoration with respect.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Avemo]

I would imagine that you can chip away the plaster near the cracks and replaster locally instead of replastering the entire stove.

Is it scribbled with pencil? Have you tried removing it with an eraser? Otherwise, you can try with a dish sponge and a polishing cleaning agent.

What type of house is it? The stove in the picture looks like it's from well into the 20th century. Probably the framing is either something old reused or engraved with a forged year.

 

[Mr. Sundqvist]

I would imagine that you can chip away at the plaster near the cracks and replaster locally instead of replastering the entire stove.

Is it scribbled with pencil? Have you tried removing it with an eraser? Otherwise, you can try with a dish sponge and polishing cleaning agent.

What kind of house is it? The stove in the picture looks like it's from quite a bit into the 1900s. Probably the framing is either something old reused or inscribed with a forged date.[/QUOT

Thanks for the answer. I see now that the picture is not optimal, the stove has certainly been renovated in stages and probably in the 60s when a big renovation took place in the house. It is located in a limestone farm from 1752 and has several other stoves from the 1700s, so I still believe it is from the correct era.

I have chipped away around the big crack and replastered with regular c-mortar, the same as it's plastered with. What I'm curious about is in the green, in the opening, which mortar I should use there. I assume it's sandstone since it's very soft.

I would imagine that you can chip away at the plaster near the cracks and replaster locally instead of replastering the entire stove.

Is it scribbled with pencil? Have you tried removing it with an eraser? Otherwise, you can try with a dish sponge and polishing cleaning agent.

What kind of house is it? The stove in the picture looks like it's from quite a bit into the 1900s. Probably the framing is either something old reused or inscribed with a forged date.

 

[Mr. Sundqvist]

Adding two new images that illustrate the cracks better.

 

[Argastesnickaren]

Stupid question, has it cracked?
It's not like the extent is made in 3 parts that are joined together on site.
Like 1 lintel and 2 posts so that it's just the joint between these that has cracked.

 

[Mr. Sundqvist]

Stupid question, has it cracked?
It is not that the extent is made in 3 parts that are joined together on site.
Type 1 lintel and 2 posts so that it is only the joint between these that has cracked.

That could absolutely be the case. However, I would like to join them with suitable material.