Original street fireplaces can become an exquisite element of the decor of any preservation area. Currently, similar structures are distinguished by a variety of forms, aesthetic attractiveness and functionality. Presenting many transformations, garden fireplaces can be considered an integral element of the decoration of the railway area, providing comfort.
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Location of street fireplace
To build not only allocated, but also a function fireplace, it is necessary to take into account such features of its location:
- Often, the garden fireplace is located on the patio or near the gazebo, where it is organized. It is quite convenient, since the hearth is within walking distance and heats up people.
- The wind direction should be taken into account, which preferably spreads smoke from the fireplace pipe. This rule helps to eliminate unpleasant incidents associated with the "smoke" of neighboring residential buildings.
- Often oven, fireplaces, street foci are located inside open buildings: verandas, terraces, winter gardens. Thus, the owner of the site receives a cozy and warm place to relax in comfortable conditions. And also a garden fireplace is attached to the wall of the house, which guarantees the construction of reliability and durability.
Fire safety design
A certain location of the street fireplace is not provided for by clear regulations or standards, but this does not exclude the need to comply with the rules of fire safety. If you decide to build a street fireplace with your own hands , then take into account that the design is not recommended to have breaking near the faster buildings or dry plantings. It is also worth abide by the direction of the wind, which can "attribute" sparks from the hearth to their or neighboring buildings that can ignite.
Street fireplace features
In contrast to a separate portable street fireplace, garden structures are quite similar to traditional stationary foci, which are located in residential premises. Like in-country facilities, outer fireplaces include such structural elements as:
- the furnace is a focal fragment where firewood or fuel is directly roasted;
- the body of the structure is the main part of the fireplace, which is facing the stone to improve the aesthetic characteristics of the focus;
- the foundation is an integral element of the design of a garden fireplace, which prevents the failure of the structure under the ground, preserving the tightness of the frame and eliminating the risk of chipping or cracks;
- chimney is a pipe that serves to eliminate the unpleasant consequences from a chaded focus.
You can also make individual drawings of street fireplaces and provide such necessary structural elements as:
- Built-in seating fragments. The fireplace is designed to provide heat, so comfortable places near the focus will come by way.
- Place for storage of firewood. This will not only add the external attractiveness of the design, but also makes the process of operation of firewood as simple as possible and neat.
Tools required for laying a fireplace
- The shovel - this tool will help when they do the pit for the basis of the foundation of the structure, as well as with stirring of the building solution.
- The construction level is necessary to comply with the geometric parameters and alignment of the structure of the structure to eliminate possible distorts, irregularities of the angles, etc.
- The trowel is a universal tool in construction, which will help apply cement mortar on brickwork, eliminate irregularities and remove excess. Craftsman can perform angular brickwork when it is cut under an accurate degree.
- Roulette - It is useful for the exact markup of the area for the construction of the fireplace, as well as measure the parameters of the future design in height.
- A sieve is an equally important tool that allows you to sift sand to knead the solution, removing all unnecessary components and large stones from it.
Materials required for the construction of a street fireplace
- Brick - basic building material, which will be needed when erecting a garden fireplace. The framework of a future design is formed from it, and the chimney is laid out. When building a garden fireplace, we usually require several varieties of bricks, depending on the target of the hearth: a brick of burned clay - is used directly to form a focus body. For reliability and durability of the design, it is advisable to purchase the material of the 1st or 2nd grade; Chamotted brick is a type of special material capable of withstanding high temperature loads. It is used to lad out the furnace and the founding of the chimney, in which the highest heating rates are observed.
- Wooden boards - This material will be needed for the construction of formwork or dismisses, so it does not make sense to acquire expensive and dry layers.
- Clay is useful for bonding brick rows in masonry. Due to the fact that this natural material is the basis for the manufacture of bricks, the characteristics of the expansion during heating they have similar. This will avoid the formation of cracks and chipping in the laying of the body or chimney. It is recommended to apply clay with a minimum percentage of impurities.
- Cement - will be needed to form a foundation, as well as at finishing works. It is recommended to use the material with an indicator of the production brand from 500. Otherwise, the design will not be reliable.
- Natural stone - its use is necessary when pouring concrete, as this will allow to save on the solution.
- Steel sheet - This material will be needed only if you failed to purchase chamotte brick. It is recommended to use a sheet with a thickness of at least 1.5 mm.
Creating an individual project
The sophisticated project of the Garden Fireplace will introduce exclusive importance and originality in the design of the native territory. So, most ideas provide for the presence of firebox and chimney made from economical durable material. And the external decoration of the focus can be made with wild stone, plaster, decorative tiles and other variations of street fireplaces through the photos presented today in a wide variety.
Garden Fireplace Construction Guide
In order to build a functional, reliable and aesthetic hearth need to stick to simple instructions. Let us consider each other design of the construction of the design:
1. Initially, it is necessary to pour a concrete solution into a prepared base. To do this, it is necessary to remove the soil and divide the boundaries of the area under the fireplace by formwork. Then it should be mixed and pour cement dough within the base marked, and leave to dry 24-48 hours, depending on the cement brand.
Important! Together with representatives of the building agencies, it is necessary to clarify what depth you should harvest the basis. At certain land plots, this indicator should not exceed 15 cm, and on others it can be at least 30 cm.
2. After drying the concrete foundation, you can proceed with brickwork. In this process, it is important to ensure that each row of brick blocks fall clearly by level. 
3. Chamotted brick should be laid space inside the future firebox. At the same time, it is important to comply with marginal caution, since neat technique and a properly mixed solution is a guarantee of the reliability of the design. It is advisable to adhere to the following tips:
- choose a beautiful masonry technique;
- stir the solution along with a high-temperature mixture to avoid deformation of fastening bricks substance;
- eliminate all air bubbles from a concrete solution through a brush or bubble;
- leave the firebox to dry by 24-48 hours.
4. Install the finished pipe or lay it out for the future chimney. This pass should clearly comply with the prescribed construction standards to ensure the functional extract of the smoke from the furnace. The obligatory element is the shelf to reduce the strength of the reverse thrust.
5. Then you must fix the fireplace plate. This design element is a fragment of an open fire focus, as well as the main focal point of the design. The correct installation of the stove is an important task in the construction of the entire fireplace. To do this, you need to adhere to such a guide:
- overlay the solution on the surface under the plate in the form of three bands 2 cm high. The distance between each band should be 2 cm;
- put the slab using a building level and a conveyance with a rubberized brisk;
- make sure the slab sat down exactly. If it rises above the furnace level - it needs to be eliminated.
6. Getting facing. To do this, you need to decide on the style of stone or other material, and then follow the instructions:
- apply a solution onto a stone and attach to the surface, leaving 5 mm between the fragments;
- avoid fixing the decorative stone on surfaces from 90 ° angle, make the protrusions instead;
- then attach the first stone of the fireplace to the angle, and the second let it perform by 3 cm in such a way that they can "meet";
- after cladding, it is necessary to give the solution to harden at least 24 hours.
Ready! After the construction structure, give a fireplace for several days to "relax" so that all materials are dried.
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