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    Replace firebox insert with actual brick

    Hello, I have a standard firebox (attached pictures of the original system which I still have) and would like to replace it with fire brick or stones while keeping the rest of the system intact. Are there any standard guidelines for this? Also, If anyone has any recommendations for stone or...
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    painted bricks

    We're getting a new wood stove and it will be installed in my fireplace. The bricks on the floor of the fireplace are painted with a regular latex paint. The bricks going up the wall are still natural. Is there any issue putting the stove on top of these painted bricks?