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Install Iron Fireplace & Surround - NOT FLUE - decorative only

Hi there, this is not urgent in terms of other work going on in Canterbury, but it may be quick, and as such, if you can and it will fill in a time gap for you, could you please quote? Please also feel free to express interest but put this job behind more important ones in your queue, if required. I have bought an old workman's cottage in Strickland Street (circa 1860s)... the chimney breast has been removed to chest height due to Structural Eng requirements .... the current fireplaces (per photo) are classic 1960s / 1970s brick and simple mantle stuff. I hate them, I want them gone, and I want to replace them with the original Victorian fireplaces and surrounds/mantles (for decorative purposes only, not as working fire places). I've bought one to date and I need it installed (so decorative ONLY, no flues, chimneys etc to worry about). I believe it's just a case of bolting the cast iron and the wood surround to the wall at the right structural points. I could do it myself, but ... just gut feel there's someone out there who eats and breathes things like this for breakfast, and worth investing in their time if they're available. I am not interested in anyone who has NOT done this before ... you must demonstrate that you know what you're doing (and that will mean securing this cast iron fireplace and the surround permanently, in ways that they did not do in the 1800s). I dont care if you have to drill holes in the cast iron to secure it as long as the screw holes are covered by the fire surround. This is the classic 1800s double-sided chimney breast feature, so I will need another fireplace and surround installed as it comes to hand (on the other side). I also have other renovation plans, many of which may fall into the general categories this job is listed under (need covered porch knocked down, replaced with verandah and porch, new front door installed, etc). Please note, until settlement date ( --- ) I can't give precise measurements, but until then, please see photos. Photo 1 is current fireplace facade. Photo 2 is the iron fireplace and surround to be installed. Photo three is the iron fireplace alone. It's simple stuff, but a start in terms of things I need done. Please let me know possible work dates (from 16/07 onwards). Cheers (and please sort quake victims before me if that's how it is - I can and will wait behind them)