Can you not just use a textured roller?

I mean, you could be shitty about it. Or research these tools. Pretty sure you can get one of these through harbor freight for under 100. And FYI you could find one of these from festool for a hair under 3k. This is an example of what you want. Get a cheap angle grinder and a cup diamond wheel. And a respirator cause you're gonna chew dust.

Or look into rentals. Maybe you can find one for 30 bucks a day. Shouldn't take you more than 2 or 3 days

I used to do hvac as an assistant. There's lots of thought that goes into an install.

What's your chimney liner like? Do you have a chimney liner? Is the interior of your chimney collapsed? Can you accommodate a direct vent setup? Do you have electricity at the fireplace? Is that gas line even still connected?

The previous owners removed the insert for a reason. Finding out why is a good step.

This is why you call a gas tech. They can come by and for a small fee give you an idea of whether or not your setup is workable, or if it's not. You strike me as someone who likes to save money and if you've gotta replace the chimney, that's not cheap and not to be done by amateurs. Further, the majority of insurance companies will fuck you sideways if you so much as breathe on a gas appliance without being licensed.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/bosch-120v-5-inch-corded-concrete-surfacing-angle-grinder-with-dedicated-dust-collector-shroud/1001168827?eid=PS_GOOGLE_D25%20-%20E-Comm_GGL_Shopping_PLA_EN_Power%20Tools_Power%20Tools__PRODUCT_GROUP_pla-327236419169&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsoycBhC6ARIsAPPbeLthqTGqrjkF7cz6i750ClMug9xwxJ1bdUpkAUMgtsLt2pg4jFwO7boaAvR1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Concrete surfacing grinder with dust shroud (hook to a shop vac)

You call an hvac technician. No offense but you don't know what you're doing. You will likely kill people dicking around with gas.

TIL. A moment of silence for home's dead MW

It's just a weird and strangely specific sort of failure. Generally when they die, they just die. It's all or none. Not something so selective

Pull the plug, wait 10-15 seconds and plug it back in. If that doesn't work, check your breakers. I've had weird things where a dual breaker partially tripped or something inline like a gfci knocked out partial power. If none of that works....it may be dicked

Wire brush on an angle grinder. Wear a respirator and safety glasses

Put up stud walls, vapor barrier and insulation then drywall. Then you can paint it with whatever you want

Especially if the hinge is too light for the weight of the door

Occasionally the hinge can distort so that even tightening the screws/replacing them doesn't help. There are ways to true them up again. Sometimes the best trick is to just replace the hinge

Make peace with curtains or void your warranty. Because i was gonna tell you to drill them into the vinyl. Unless you can find ones that are adhered/stuck in place

EMPHASIS ON CUTTING THE POWER

Kill the power to the socket and unscrew the threaded base. Pliers may work, I think there's a tool for this too. I've also seen a potato used but that requires the bulb to be broken off. I don't know if you'd get enough grip without the broken glass

Mice fucking

Let him do it. You have to get the slope right. His work will be warrantied where yours won't. And I guarantee he's done so much faster

That's where you get to hide the bodies

A good strong wall anchor and a tether should be enough

I've never heard of a cut off wheel becoming clogged with swarf except when used on the wrong material. Maybe you got some bum wheels?

That's literally the product to use