Build Your Own Indoor Fireplace

If you want to build an outdoor fireplace you have plenty of options for materials.

Build your own indoor fireplace.

This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. Whatever your reasons for wanting a fake fireplace in your home you can do it. Build a simple mock up to get a feel for the amount of space it takes up and to see how the angled placement will affect furniture arrangement and traffic patterns. Assemble the steel frame for the glass doors that will be placed over the fireplace opening.

Build the firebox itself with nine inch refractory mortar and firebrick laid on edge. The size of your fireplace should be scaled to its surroundings. Use the glass door frame as a template for the sizing. Foundation or hearth base the first and foremost step in all the construction activities is the creation of a foundation or base.

Mock up the fireplace using the dimensions given in fireplace brochures and outline the hearth shape with masking tape. 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. In fact by some estimates homeowners recoup 130 percent of the amount they invest to build a fireplace with 78 percent of home buyers rating fireplaces as a desirable amenity. Determine the size of your fireplace.

Apply a layer of mortar 1 2 to 1 inch thick with a trowel to each brick before you lay it. Your new fireplace will have a major impact on your room. Consider whether you want your fireplace to be the focal point of your back yard or to complement an already stunning vista. There are so many options available for purchase including pre made mantles etc.

Brace the door frame just inside the fireplace which is usually flush with the inside surface of the wall. Thanks for the guide to building your own fireplace. I am thinking about building a fireplace in my house but i. Build a base layer so the footprint of the fireplace is covered laying bricks about 1 2 to 1 inch apart.

The steps involved in the construction of indoor fireplace are explained below 1. This modern electric fireplace that i designed is easy to build and something you can customize to your taste with any electric fireplace insert and with any. If your home. Use your hand to smooth the mortar between the bricks if necessary.