Bricks For Building A Fireplace

It takes preparation and making choices before any cement gets mixed.

Bricks for building a fireplace.

While photographing the article build a fireplace brick by brick with experienced mason mike mehaffey deputy editor matt millham brought the fine homebuilding video team along to capture the process of building a modern fireplace inspired by the classic rumford design. It s a lot easier learning how to build a fireplace like this in new. Let s learn how to build a masonry fireplace and break down at what the basic steps are to build the perfect masonry fireplace. How to build a masonry fireplace plan your build.

Exposing the masonry in this colorful bungalow remodeled by werk building modern gave the home an open loft like feeling. On the exterior the chimney is brick and the wall is veneered with brick. 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. Watsontown brick 7 5 in x 3 75 in retail red paver brick red brick.

Below the mantel the brickwork was given a solid coat of white paint. A masonry fireplace consists of a brick or stone firebox a brick or stone chimney and more often than not a wood mantel. Flush with the wall the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects into the room. Building a masonry fireplace isn t something you do on a whim.

Proper detailing and construction can also contribute to the overall performance of the fireplace. Technical notes 19a residential fireplaces details and construction rev may 1980 reissued jan. For some visual interest the painted brick above the fireplace received a distressed finish. Traditionally a rumford fireplace is characterized by a tall shallow firebox designed to reflect heat out into a room instead of letting it all go up the c.

Building your own fireplace will save you hundreds of dollars over hiring a professional and the task is easier than you might expect. This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. Item 2417850 model 6012060755. Apply the corbelling technique.

Brick fireplaces complement any home s interior decor and create a cozy inviting atmosphere in any room.