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If you are planning a renovation, remodeling or refacing of your old interior stone brick fireplace or construction of a new one, you've come to the right place.
Brick Fireplaces
Brick fireplaces come in all shapes and sizes. So even if you don't want a
"traditional" looking fireplace, you may find that the look and feel of brick is
right for you. One of the great things about brick is that it can get old and
beat up looking without losing its charm. Many fireplace owners feel that the
aged look is part of that charm rather than something that detracts from it.
If you've ever seen a brand new brick fireplace, you may understand what they're
talking about. The brick is all shiny and new. It gleams. It looks nice in a
way, but it doesn't look "natural." You feel as though you want to take it
through a season of fires to break it in. Then it will look the way a brick
fireplace ought to look. Then it will have that patina that adds warmth to the
home even when there isn't a fire going.
Stone Fireplaces
Keep in mind that the stone used in a stone veneer fireplace needs to be durable and not susceptible to heat damage. Limestone, granite and dense metamorphic rocks can stand up to heat with no issues. Avoid soft rocks, slate or any other rock that crumbles fairly easily. The inside of the firebox should absolutely be built with hard firebrick set in fireclay, not mortar. Mortar used in between firebrick almost always crumbles when subjected to the repeated heat of fires. Fireclay is the preferred material as the joints between the brick are small, and the fireclay tends to vitrify with each fire.
ABOUT FIREPLACES
A fireplace is an architectural element consisting of a space designed to
contain a fire, generally for heating but sometimes also for cooking. The space
where the fire is contained is called a firebox, a chimney or other flue allows
gas and particulate exhaust to escape the building. While most fireplaces are
constructed in building interiors, sometimes outdoor fireplaces are created for
evening warmth, outdoor cooking or decorative purposes.
A fireplace may consist of some or all of the following elements: foundation,
hearth, firebox, facing, ash dump door, chimney crane, cleanout door, grate or
iron bars, lintel, lintel bar, over mantle, breast, damper, smoke chamber,
throat, flue, chimney chase, crown, cap or shroud, and spark arrestor.
TYPES OF FIREPLACES
Masonry
(brick or stone fireplaces and chimneys) with or without tile lined
flue. Tiles are used to line the flue to keep the corrosive combustion products
from eating away the chimney flue lining.
Reinforced Concrete Chimneys: Popular during the 1970s to 1980s. Fundamental
flaws (the difference in thermal expansion rates between steel rebar and
concrete which caused the chimney flues to crack when heated) bankrupted the US
manufacturers and obsolete the technique. This type of chimney often shows
vertical cracks on the exterior of the chimney which worsen as the internal
rebar rusts.
Manufactured or 'Prefab' fireplace
with sheet metal fire box and double or
triple walled metal pipe running up inside a wood framed chase with a chase
cover and cap/spark arrestor at the top to keep birds out and sparks in. Within
about one hundred meters from salt water this type of chimney is subject to
rusting. Otherwise it's competitive to the masonry chimney.
 The homeowner wished to have a wood burning 'Zero Clearance' fireplace installed on this wall of their livingroom. The trick here was to build it in such a way so that the finished face of the fireplace would be flush with the existing wall. . |
 Here we see the exterior of the same wall depicted above. . |
 After opening up the wall at the desired location, we framed a rough opening, complete with a header to support the exterior wall where the old studs were removed. Note that the new framing members are kept a safe distance off of the fireplace box. . |
 The bricks have been cut away and new walls were framed up to enclose the fireplace box. Further, a 'chase' was built to cover the insulated steel chimney. . |
 Once the framing was complete, we proceeded to patch up the drywall. . |
 The drywall repairs were completed with a coat of primer. The homeowner elected to finish off the fireplace mantel and paint at a later date. . |
 The exterior alterations were completed with vinyl siding. . |
 Here's a picture of the completed fireplace mantel. |
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