Thread starter Gb908010; Start date Jan 7, 2013; G. Gb908010 Standard Member. I would assume it was for an old wood stove for the kitchen or something like that. I know I should use a proper corded drill and core diamond drill bit but all I want to get through the hole is a couple of HDMI leads. BeingB New Member. Filling a hole in a chimney breast. Any ideas what I can replace this with? We are not currently planning on installing a fire but might do later The chimney is still active as my oil fired boiler uses it. We don't use the fireplace and it doesn't match everything else. I dont need this access hole in the kitchen though and would like to … Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by BeingB, Mar 10, 2014. Hi, We've recently had a the living room chimney breast reinstated after previous owners ripped it out. Technically, a chimney cap is not a sealer but in effect, it does the same job, which is to protect the chimney or some of its parts from water and moisture. Hi I have just moved house and the previous owners had a tv on a chimney breast and made a hole for the cabling though the breast. Suitable material for filling chimney cavity. Chimney breasts once served a much needed purpose, to heat the home. At the moment its just full of rubble and stones - whats the most suitable way of covering this before carpets went down - I was told screed and floor leveller might be an option. I've just bought and mounted a Samsung 46" LED onto my wall (which is actually a chimney breast but has been plastered and painted). In my dining room there's a filled in chimney breast that had a tacky gas fire in when we moved in that we had removed. Watch, as we build a false chimney breast and fit a new wall mounted electric fire. In this case, it specifically protects the chimney flue and helps it last longer. It is usually covered by a wall mounted fireplace which I don't like. Before I put new skirts on I need to fill this hole up. I have a glass fish tank that is 78cm x 43cm that is just disused at the minute. I was wondering if it would be possible to hollow out a hole in the chimney breast and put the fish tank in. I also need to get someone to install a plug socket for the filter and lights. Hi I have had my chimney breasts on the 1st floor removed (already gone downstairs). But, now that fires are quite often no longer used except for ambiance, the chimney breast seems to be an unwelcome intruder upon the space that could be used for something else. They come in many different sizes and styles, producing real flames and giving off highly-efficient heat from their frontal glass panels. Jan 7, 2013 #1 Hello fellow members, My TV and centre speaker have been recessed into the chimney breast which is great but it is causing me one issue! We have a hole in our chimney breast that gives access to hidden TV wires etc, the actual chimney is blocked up. So, I need to drill a hole behind the TV. 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