Build Your Own Brick Fireplace

It can really make or break your brick fireplace look.

Build your own brick fireplace.

A masonry fireplace consists of a brick or stone firebox a brick or stone chimney and more often than not a wood mantel. How to build a full fireplace from scratch. If you ve decided to build your own outdoor fireplace consider these general guidelines. You ll make quite the statement with this extra long fireplace mantel up against a brick wall.

Building the fireplace s walls arch and throat 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. Use a bendable board and wooden planks to create the frame of the fireplace s arch. Technical notes 19a residential fireplaces details and construction rev may 1980 reissued jan. Proper detailing and construction can also contribute to the overall performance of the fireplace.

Mark the dimensions of the fireplace against the wall and the footprint of the fireplace on the floor using. A larger fireplace may require a structural footing which involves pouring a concrete. The wooden mantel stretches across the whole length of the brick wall giving you lots of room for your decor. Brick and stone construction is extremely heavy and requires a solid base to keep the fireplace from settling.

This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. This is the perfect rustic mantelpiece for any fireplace in a home with farmhouse warm minimalist or earthy decor. How to build an indoor brick fireplace step 1. Cut the metal lath with a utility knife to fit inside the painter s tape so the dimensions of the fireplace are.

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. 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. Are you actually looking for a much more challenging and hands on project because you do like we said before have experience with more intense renovations and you fully believe that you can build your own full fireplace from scratch. Brick fireplace ideas often hinge on a great mantel.

This plan works great with gas or wood fireplaces but can also be used over a wood burning stove.