[Richy L]

The fireplace surround and hearth have been soiled with soot from the chimney. A bird was trapped in the breast and in removing the appliance the gas fitter has soiled the surface.

How could I remove the soot from this fireplace?
Any ideas??



Richy

[Roger Oakley]

What is the surface?

[Richy L]

I'm not sure, he hasnt got back to me yet. It looks like natural stone or marble

[Roger Oakley]

It does look like a polished surface, so could be marble, anyway try calling these on Monday www.extensive.co.uk as they should have a product to help.
Their products are not cheap, but they do work.

[Richy L]

He's come back to me and told me it is natural stone. And it has been om the surface for two months. Has anyone tried anything like this?

[Roger Oakley]

Richy
If it has been there for a couple of months then, two options, give Extensive a call as per my previous answer or hand it over to a carpet/floor person.

[Andy Foster]

Hi Richy

Had one of these the other week, insurance job.
It was polished marble so not sure how it will react differently to yours but I diluted some ultrapac renovate and did a test patch in an inconspicuous place and it didn't damage the surface so wiped the affected area several times with the solution and it eventually diappeared... be VERY careful to do a test first, another similar one a couple of months ago where the Rainbow International chap had gone in full blast with undiluted UPR and etched the surface... we had to repolish it... much more expensive... especially if you end up paying for it!!!

Just go easy on it and you should be OK.

Andy

[Richy L]

Cheers guys, I rang that company- very helpful.
 this is also an insurance job.
 I'm a bit out of ny comfort zone with this one so pricing it will be hard. What should you be looking at for this one. It will be a two hour round trip for this on top of labour time.I will have to submit all the usual documents prior to doing the work also.

[Andy Foster]

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