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The chimney is a wide column in the middle of the living room. The finish on this chimney sort of evokes brick, but I don't think it is. It reminds me of stucco, but it isn't that either. The house was built in 1975.

I'm trying to determine what it is so I can answer the following questions:

  1. Can I remove the bumpy finish, make the indoor surfaces of the chimney smooth, and paint it?

  2. What's usually behind this kind of finish on a chimney? Brick? Drywall?

  3. If I wanted to screw a pull-down flatscreen mount above the fireplace, how would I anchor it?

Close-up of the material:

chimney

Picture of the room for context:

room

blucz
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1) Yes. It would probably be easier and more cost efficient to simply cover it (drywall, paneling) or fill it in with more stucco (requires more skill).

2) Brick or block.

3) Purchase a TV mounting kit suitable for your make/model TV and use masonry anchors (http://www.doityourself.com/stry/h2anchorconcrete) to mount it.

Good luck!

blackappy
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