Bricks blocks or stone
You can find a fireplace screensaver on the following site: http://download.cnet.com/3D-Realistic-Fireplace-Screen-Saver/3000-2257_4-10210081.html. It's a great visual.
no, you'd better not, it may be harmful to you and your family!!
emulsion paint: paint in which the binder is dispersed in water. enamel paint: pigmented varnish, glossy coating
You use a special primer paint like Zinsser that will adhere to glossy paint and allow you to cover it with any type of paint you wish. Ask at your hardware store. They might also recommend that you sand the glossy paint lightly first to help the primer adhere.
My fireplace has some bricks that are loose and needs to be cleaned. Would a fireplace service be able to do these types of minor repairs?
You paint the bricks blue?
Well...It Depends Is It Wood Or Bricks?If Its Bricks Do Not AnD If Its Wood Yes
Who in there right mind would ever paint a fieldstone fireplace in the first place?
I'll tell you I don't know!
I assume you are referring to the hearth and not the interior of the fireplace. If so, the answer is yes. Be sure to give the paint a full seven days to cure before using the fireplace, just to be on the safe side. Some of the benefits of using oil based paint on the hearth is that it will last longer and clean much easier.
Common minerals found in fireplaces include quartz (from the sand in the bricks or mortar), calcite (from limestone), and hematite (from iron content in bricks or firewood). Additionally, trace amounts of various minerals may also be present depending on the specific composition of the fireplace materials.
paint, bricks,plastics and rofing cement.
Bricks blocks or stone
The bricks beneath a fireplace are heated by radiant heat transfer. As the fire burns, it emits heat in the form of infrared radiation that warms up the surrounding surfaces, including the bricks. The bricks absorb this heat and then reradiate it back into the room, helping to provide warmth.
Tremclad enamels is a good choice for that
High Temperature paint, which you could find in just about every hardware store.