big william's world

The snow is sneaking back into the ground now so the subject for today is the fireplace. Note the fancy Italian "Sonus Faber" speakers!
I have to use the stuff in the second photo to make a fireguard or firescreen as it is called here. it is more than 1.5 metres wide and a metre high! How shall I secure it? I am thinking of hinging it at the top so it can be lifted to make the fire up and get the ashes up but how to hold it up when open? don't anyone say gas shocks like a car boot because we don't know what happens when those things get hot and this is a relatively flimsy door anyway.
Thanks for all your comments - I can't seduce you all with recent photos of our cute grandchildren I am afraid.
Maureen has the afternoon off and we are going to Denver - the closest thing to a city in this state - to look at bathrooms! I am counting the seconds until we can do that!
More snow tomorrow!