Build Your Own Indoor Fireplace

Consider whether you want your fireplace to be the focal point of your back yard or to complement an already stunning vista.

Build your own indoor fireplace.

Your new fireplace will have a major impact on your room. Use your hand to smooth the mortar between the bricks if necessary. Whatever your reasons for wanting a fake fireplace in your home you can do it. Determine the size of your fireplace.

Outdoor places are mostly made for use while indoor fireplaces are for use and design to add to the overall feeling of the home. The size of your fireplace should be scaled to its surroundings. I am thinking about building a fireplace in my house but i. 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.

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. In order to help you get some inspiration for whatever it is you are looking to create with your fireplace and mantel i have rounded up some of my most favorite diy faux fireplace. 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. There are so many options available for purchase including pre made mantles etc.

Build the firebox itself with nine inch refractory mortar and firebrick laid on edge. If your home. The steps involved in the construction of indoor fireplace are explained below 1. Use the glass door frame as a template for the sizing.

Apply a layer of mortar 1 2 to 1 inch thick with a trowel to each brick before you lay it. Build a base layer so the footprint of the fireplace is covered laying bricks about 1 2 to 1 inch apart. Thanks for the guide to building your own fireplace. Mock up the fireplace using the dimensions given in fireplace brochures and outline the hearth shape with masking tape.

Try to design the fireplace with proportions in mind. This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. Brace the door frame just inside the fireplace which is usually flush with the inside surface of the wall. Foundation or hearth base the first and foremost step in all the construction activities is the creation of a foundation or base.