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    Apr 21, 2010, 04:56 AM
    A few bricks in our fireplace need replacing. I want to do it myself.
    A few refractory bricks are loose and two are falling out. How do I fix them.
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    Apr 21, 2010, 10:59 AM
    Contact the closest brick yard and ask them for the firebrick and what type mortar to use for setting them.
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