Building A Brick Fireplace

To build an outdoor fireplace make a detailed plan of what the fireplace will be for where it will go and what will go around it.

Building a brick fireplace.

Brick fireplaces complement any home s interior decor and create a cozy inviting atmosphere in any room. Technical notes 19a residential fireplaces details and construction rev may 1980 reissued jan. Once you know what you want to build lay a concrete foundation put a layer of cinder blocks over that then build the firebox and chimney out of firebrick and use a jointer and brush to remove bubbles from the. Building your own fireplace will save you hundreds of dollars over hiring a professional and the task is easier than you might expect.

Rumford fireplaces are wide tall and shallow with sides that angle in from the back and allow heat to radiate from the firebox. Masonry fireplaces take a standard fireplace up a notch or two on the elegance scale due to the amount of work it requires and the high quality materials used to build them. A masonry fireplace consists of a brick or stone firebox a brick or stone chimney and more often than not a wood mantel. Build a fireplace brick by brick use these tips to design and create a long lasting heat throwing firebox based on the traditional rumford fireplace.

In all this fireplace required 75 firebrick for the firebox about 600 brick for the backup walls and throat 700 brick for the shell and 1 100 brick for the chimney. Brick fireplaces are timeless and stand the test of time. Flush with the wall the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects into the room. It s a lot easier learning how to build a fireplace like this in new.

The proper construction of a masonry fireplace takes preparation to avoid costly mistakes but the payoff is. This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. On the exterior the chimney is brick and the wall is veneered with brick. By mike mehaffey issue 284 july 2019.