How do you build a fireplace?
I have removed the old fireplace in my lounge and I've bought a cast iron surround. The problem is I have to rebuild the fireproof stone area and I wondered if there were any tips anyone could give me
Answers:
if you do decide to do it yourself, you have to ensure that you seal all joints arond the firebricks with a proper fire cement availiable from most DIY stores. Ensure the flu is free from dust and rubbish or you run the risk of smoking yourself out and getting gassed from the fumes, if atall your in doubt get a pro in !
Simple, put your place on fire lol..just kidding. Go to your neared B&Q and you can get real professional advice/leaflet
Not a job for a DIYer I'm afraid. This is a specialist job because you risk fumes coming into the house, also it can be a fire risk. Get a specialist to do it, the bricks and cements are all specialised.#
I did it and I'm a girl! lol
Brick from the bottom up, put a row of wall ties in every couple of rows (you nail these into the wall and they sit in your cement, they prevent the wall from collapsing!)
Make sure you leave a hole for your fireplace! you will need a large joist to go across the top of the hole, again to prevent the wall collapsing!
Honest its really easy - I did it!!
You can rebuild the hearth ( to the same size it was ) , repoint fire cement and render the area surronding the fire. Anything above that requires building regs adhereance and approval.
Local planning dept will have the regs for you.
Anything within 200mm of the fire needs to be fireproof.
Sorry this doesn't directly answer your question but "rebuild the fireproof stone area" is too vague. This could be anything from the hearth, the back plates, flue, stack or coping.
Tie in the Chimmney , and lay it up - the danger is gone with the metal box- No experience , frame it in and use Tile.
If you go to a local "flue" supplier he can get you a firebox,
This fits behind you surround and can be suitable for gas or solid fuel, check out yellow pages for flue suppliers
First the base must be able to take the weight of the whole and best made with track square mesh to reinforce it.
Next the flank walls wide enough for a fire back and 400mm wide on each side and returned 400mm. Fix each three courses.
Take these 1.3 metres high and build in a purchased lintel.
Fit and fill the fire back with sand and ballast to protect the party or house wall.
Arch the opening at this point, bricking in towards a chimney metal lining.
Tie all brickwork into the house wall ,
Render around the chimney brickwork to encase the metal hole while keeping the now narrowed brick width brick to about 300 by 450mm.
Remove the roof tiles and go two courses above the tiles and cement in a lead flashing sufficient to cover one tile while tucking-in under the second.
Carry on to a height where the top of the stack is level with the apex an finish off.
When fitting the fire into the fire back use a heat resisting clay mix such as Piruma or similar.
Leave to harden for a day test with paper and damp rag.
Assuming the chimney has is still intact and you just have the hole then you can buy a fire back from a builder's merchant. These are usually 16" wide. You will need to reduce the size of the hole to accomodate the fireback and place it so that it forms a 'throat' for the gases to be drawn up the chimney somewhere between 4" and 6". The space behind the fireback is filled with a mixture of approximately equal parts mortar and vermiculite. Seal the sides with mortar and leave for a few days before testing the fire.
Go to a builder and get advice
First get a large heap of bricks, mortar and such, then stuff a bag up the flue to prevent soot falling down and getting into your brachials then the most important item will be a full slab of your favouirite beer. Make a comfortable seat close to the fireplace and study it whilst consuming the beer. After about ten or so cans, you will feel better suited to this sort of job - so open another can and call in a bricklayer, they have to live you know and they don't drink much beer. He should instruct you on how to labour to him at the same time he dishes out numerous bollakings for buying the wrong things initially. Eventually the job should be finished and all you have to do now is to decorate the whole room due to the damage caused during the renovations. Calling in a qualified man at the onset would have been cheaper, neater and less costly (Beer & Tea). Think about it and give in now.....
I'm a bricklayer unfortunately i need a little more info if you wanna email me i will be happy to help you out email colin241279@yahoo.co.uk
I'm not quite sure, if you have a free standing fireplace or a conventional masonry type fire place. In the first example all that is required is proper fire protecion behind, beneath and about!
In the next example, and if you should require masonry fireplace design or repair information, go to.
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Answers:
if you do decide to do it yourself, you have to ensure that you seal all joints arond the firebricks with a proper fire cement availiable from most DIY stores. Ensure the flu is free from dust and rubbish or you run the risk of smoking yourself out and getting gassed from the fumes, if atall your in doubt get a pro in !
Simple, put your place on fire lol..just kidding. Go to your neared B&Q and you can get real professional advice/leaflet
Not a job for a DIYer I'm afraid. This is a specialist job because you risk fumes coming into the house, also it can be a fire risk. Get a specialist to do it, the bricks and cements are all specialised.#
I did it and I'm a girl! lol
Brick from the bottom up, put a row of wall ties in every couple of rows (you nail these into the wall and they sit in your cement, they prevent the wall from collapsing!)
Make sure you leave a hole for your fireplace! you will need a large joist to go across the top of the hole, again to prevent the wall collapsing!
Honest its really easy - I did it!!
You can rebuild the hearth ( to the same size it was ) , repoint fire cement and render the area surronding the fire. Anything above that requires building regs adhereance and approval.
Local planning dept will have the regs for you.
Anything within 200mm of the fire needs to be fireproof.
Sorry this doesn't directly answer your question but "rebuild the fireproof stone area" is too vague. This could be anything from the hearth, the back plates, flue, stack or coping.
Tie in the Chimmney , and lay it up - the danger is gone with the metal box- No experience , frame it in and use Tile.
If you go to a local "flue" supplier he can get you a firebox,
This fits behind you surround and can be suitable for gas or solid fuel, check out yellow pages for flue suppliers
First the base must be able to take the weight of the whole and best made with track square mesh to reinforce it.
Next the flank walls wide enough for a fire back and 400mm wide on each side and returned 400mm. Fix each three courses.
Take these 1.3 metres high and build in a purchased lintel.
Fit and fill the fire back with sand and ballast to protect the party or house wall.
Arch the opening at this point, bricking in towards a chimney metal lining.
Tie all brickwork into the house wall ,
Render around the chimney brickwork to encase the metal hole while keeping the now narrowed brick width brick to about 300 by 450mm.
Remove the roof tiles and go two courses above the tiles and cement in a lead flashing sufficient to cover one tile while tucking-in under the second.
Carry on to a height where the top of the stack is level with the apex an finish off.
When fitting the fire into the fire back use a heat resisting clay mix such as Piruma or similar.
Leave to harden for a day test with paper and damp rag.
Assuming the chimney has is still intact and you just have the hole then you can buy a fire back from a builder's merchant. These are usually 16" wide. You will need to reduce the size of the hole to accomodate the fireback and place it so that it forms a 'throat' for the gases to be drawn up the chimney somewhere between 4" and 6". The space behind the fireback is filled with a mixture of approximately equal parts mortar and vermiculite. Seal the sides with mortar and leave for a few days before testing the fire.
Go to a builder and get advice
First get a large heap of bricks, mortar and such, then stuff a bag up the flue to prevent soot falling down and getting into your brachials then the most important item will be a full slab of your favouirite beer. Make a comfortable seat close to the fireplace and study it whilst consuming the beer. After about ten or so cans, you will feel better suited to this sort of job - so open another can and call in a bricklayer, they have to live you know and they don't drink much beer. He should instruct you on how to labour to him at the same time he dishes out numerous bollakings for buying the wrong things initially. Eventually the job should be finished and all you have to do now is to decorate the whole room due to the damage caused during the renovations. Calling in a qualified man at the onset would have been cheaper, neater and less costly (Beer & Tea). Think about it and give in now.....
I'm a bricklayer unfortunately i need a little more info if you wanna email me i will be happy to help you out email colin241279@yahoo.co.uk
I'm not quite sure, if you have a free standing fireplace or a conventional masonry type fire place. In the first example all that is required is proper fire protecion behind, beneath and about!
In the next example, and if you should require masonry fireplace design or repair information, go to.
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