Bricks For Building A Fireplace

Let s learn how to build a masonry fireplace and break down at what the basic steps are to build the perfect masonry fireplace.

Bricks for building a fireplace.

Building the fireplace s walls arch and throat. It s a lot easier learning how to build a fireplace like this in new. On the exterior the chimney is brick and the wall is veneered with brick. Building your own fireplace will save you hundreds of dollars over hiring a professional and the task is easier than you might expect.

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 masonry residential fireplaces can be made more energy efficient by providing a source of combustion and draft air drawn from the exterior of the structure. Flush with the wall the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects into the room. It takes preparation and making choices before any cement gets mixed.

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. Technical notes 19a residential fireplaces details and construction rev may 1980 reissued jan. Proceed to recreating your outdoor fireplace building plan and construct its walls stacking the bricks around the firebox and adding a layer of ordinary mortar mix between them. 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.

This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. How to build a masonry fireplace plan your build. A masonry fireplace consists of a brick or stone firebox a brick or stone chimney and more often than not a wood mantel. Below the mantel the brickwork was given a solid coat of white paint.

Item 2417850 model 6012060755. Brick fireplaces complement any home s interior decor and create a cozy inviting atmosphere in any room. For some visual interest the painted brick above the fireplace received a distressed finish. Building a masonry fireplace isn t something you do on a whim.

Apply the corbelling technique.