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I'd fix it, especially if you can see yourself selling the property down the road.
I wouldn't remove the fireplace, because you'll still need to do the gas line work anyway. You can't just seal an active NG line into the wall and forget about it.
Good information, thanks everyone. Decided to keep it and fix the bricks. I think I can still use it without the gas. I believe the gas just helps start the fire which I can just use a lighter for.
I believe the gas just helps start the fire which I can just use a lighter for.
You need to verify that it's a gas starter system that was capped of, and not a gas fireplace designed for use with a gas log.
Gas fireplaces and wood fireplaces are constructed differently. You can install a gas line and gas log into a masonry fireplace, but you cannot burn wood in a fireplace designed for gas use. You need to check to see what you actually have.
You need to verify that it's a gas starter system that was capped of, and not a gas fireplace designed for use with a gas log.
Gas fireplaces and wood fireplaces are constructed differently. You can install a gas line and gas log into a masonry fireplace, but you cannot burn wood in a fireplace designed for gas use. You need to check to see what you actually have.
Unfortunately I cannot tell from that pic alone
This is what I have right now – does it look like a word or gas fireplace? Note the gas line pipe that was disconnected.
There is no crawlspace in Arizona. Fixing the valve will be a major headache: the City comes out, turns off the gas, the repair is being done, the city comes out again to check the work, then I apply for a permit (I'm not joking), THEN they turn it back on. Estimated cost: $1500.
That's pretty much overkill. Here in Houston, you call a plumber, who gets a permit, then comes to your house, shuts off the gas on the house side of the meter, does the work, then does a pressure test on the gas system, then gets a city inspection. Only takes a couple of hours.
I think fireplaces are pointless in the Southwest and I don't like them in general unless they're the ultra modern variety. This thing is a total eye sore, I'd remove the whole stupid thing and dry wall right over that ugly throwback thing.
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