DIY brick fireplaces

A fireplace is not only a stylish decoration and an original design move in the design of the room, but also an additional source of heat, despite the fact that it has low thermal conductivity. A real brick fireplace in the house pacifies and gives calm, and a small soft flame and a slight crack of a tree makes a pleasant time spent with friends and relatives.

Brick fireplaces

In their design, brick fireplaces represent a box of different sizes (furnace) with a special smoke collection connected to a chimney pipe. External design and internal working part should always be a unified harmonious composition.

The fireplace in the classical performance is ineffective as a heat source. There is no smoke circuit in the fireplace, the furnace space is open, and basically thermal energy goes through the chimney to the street. Thus, the room receives heat only from the flame in the fireplace, and while the coals and the tree in the furnace are burning, heat comes, and, as a rule, only the zone opposite the fireplace is heated.

A brick fireplace can be equipped both in the house and in the yard, and on the veranda. Most often, brick fireplaces are built with an open fuel area and a metal grille for cooking. In recreation areas, such structures have gained wide popularity. They install fireplaces at the walls, in the corners, built into finished brick structures and placed separately in the form of island structures.

Depending on their purpose, brick fireplaces, fireplaces with hobs, stumps, fireplaces for streets, barbecue-stone, decorative constructions that allow stylistically decorate the room are distinguished. According to the execution of the furnace department, fireplaces are divided into open and closed. But according to the style, these structures are classic, made in the style of country, high-tech and modern. Brick fireplaces in different stylistic versions are presented in the photo below.

Features of masonry masonry made of brick

One of the latest achievements of the furnace industry are brick barbecue and hobs in a fireplace. The most rational solution is a combination in one design of a heating and slab source. The fireplace in which the hob of bricks is thought out has a compact, convenient and stylish design, can be used both as a heating tool and as a stove with an oven. The fireplace with a built -in brick barbecue has a wide furnace compartment. In the niche of the structure, you can install a special grille for the preparation of products, spin and stationary barbecue.

The dimensions of the brick fireplace are determined by the regulations. Large fireplaces can hypothermia and skip drafts, small fireplaces do not warm the room. The cross -sectional area of \u200b\u200bthe chimneys has restrictions on the parameters and should be from 0.1 to 0.15 of the portal area. Paul area - 0.7.

One of the most popular species is a brick fireplace made by yourself, taking into account all the design features and wishes of the owners of the house. In addition, a home -made fireplace is quite capable of making any person with a minimum baggage of knowledge necessary for a beginner builder.

In a private house, the drawing of a brick fireplace should be designed taking into account the exit to the roof of the chimney pipe, while there is no such possibility of chimneys in the apartment.

The standard list of the necessary tools for the construction of a fireplace with your own hands should have: brick, cement and sand, a construction mixture of clay with sand, building level, concrete, a piece of felts and roofing material, construction tools.

When performing a masonry of a brick fireplace, one main goal must be pursued - to ensure thermal return, which the fireplace must guarantee in the cold season. An equally important factor is the practicality and aesthetic appearance of the fireplace. When planning a home fireplace scheme, it must be borne in mind that firewood, gas, electricity and biofuel can be used as fuel consumption. As the main building material - brick, metal, stone and tiles.

The most suitable and practical solution for construction planning is the construction of a brick corner fireplace, the design of which successfully and organically fits into each interior.

In order to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, it is necessary to approach the construction of the fireplace with great responsibility, checking each centimeter of the cross -sectional section of the flowering pipe.

Structures and advantages of fireplaces

Brick fireplaces designs:

1. Closed type. Such a project of brick fireplaces occupies a minimum space and this quality stands out positively among other models of fireplaces. Closed fireplaces are built during the construction of the house.
2. The half -open brick fireplace is a cross between a completely closed and open fireplace. This design does not take up a lot of space, and you can build a half -open fireplace both in the already rebuilt room and during the construction of the house.
3. An open brick fireplace is most suitable for working in large space and it is placed, as a rule, in the center of the room. It is from the central part that the open fireplace evenly distributes heat in all directions.
4. The name of the next structure speaks for itself. A corner -type fireplace is also built of brick, it is necessary for heating adjacent rooms.

Advantages of brick fireplaces:

1. Original design.
2. With properly selected sizes and structural parameters, a brick fireplace is able to provide a high level of warming up the room.
3. During operation, it makes little noise.
4. It works regardless of electricity.
5. Easy access to furnace space, fast kindling.
6. During the construction of a fireplace, you can show a maximum of imagination and creative abilities.
7. A brick fireplace with a real flame creates a special cozy and comfortable atmosphere.

Basic requirements for brick fireplaces:

1. Pleasant appearance.
2. Compliance with the parameters of the interior.
3. Sufficient level of heating of the room.
4. Strength and reliability.

Basic rules for building a brick fireplace:

1. At the site of the construction of the fireplace, there should be no drafts.
2. The area of \u200b\u200bthe room in which it is planned to build a fireplace should be at least 12 m ².
3. The presence of a window in a room with a fireplace is mandatory.

5. For better heating of the room with adjacent rooms, it is recommended to give preference to corner fireplaces.
6. The ratio of fireplace parameters:

• the width and height of the furnace department - 3: 2;
• the furnace compartment should exceed the size of the chimney by 15 times;
• the ratio of the depth of the firebox to the height of the portal is 1: 2.

  DIY brick fireplaces

Before folding a brick fireplace with your own hands, it is necessary to calculate the loads, correctly draw up a drawing of the structure and choose a suitable location. It is not recommended to use the fireplace as the main heating device, since no more than 20% of heat enters the room from it. It is better to use brick as the main material for construction.

List of necessary tools for building a brick fireplace:

1. Full brick.
2. Purified light sand, up to 1.5 mm in size.
3. Gray or red clay.
4. Cement.
5. 20 pcs. metal profiles, 70 cm long and 10 mm in diameter.
6. Crushed stone.
7. Potis -income damper.
8. Construction level.
9. Trowel.
10. Boards for formwork of the foundation.
11. Cement solution container.
12. Gloves.
13. Roulette.

Do -it -yourself brick fireplace technology:

1. To begin with, a drawing is performed and an approximate scheme of brick fireplace is drawn up with all calculations.                                                         

2. Start laying the fireplace with a new foundation. It is not allowed to build a fireplace on one foundation with the one on which the house is located.
3. For the foundation, dig a hole with a width, the larger size of the future fireplace by 10 cm, and a depth of 60 cm.
4. As a foundation, use bricks with concrete.
5. Pour the crushed stone to the bottom of the prepared pit, compact it and align it with the level.
6. Using wooden boards, make the formwork of the foundation of the required height. Before that, treat the boards with tar from the inside.
7. Prepare concrete at the rate of 3 parts of sand per 1 part cement. Pour crushed stone in the formwork with the resulting mixture.
8. Carefully align the concrete layer and cover with polyethylene.
9. Leave the foundation in this form until the concrete dries.
10. Meanwhile, prepare the bricks. The approximate size of the bricks should be 250x120x60 mm. The seams between brick masonry should not exceed 0.5 cm. Bricks should have the same color and structure.
11. Before laying, clean the bricks a little with sandpaper.
12. Then put them in the water and leave them for 5 minutes. Thus, the air of brick will come out and it will not absorb moisture from the cement mortar.
13. Leave the prepared brick for 2 days in a clay solution.
14. So, before laying the fireplace with your own hands, stretch 2 layers of roofing material on the frozen foundation. Put bricks on top of it and fasten them with a cement mortar with each other. Do this carefully, and try not to let the bricks with a solution with the front part.
15. First lay the metal rail, and brick on top of it. In this case, lay the lower row on the rib. Lightly fasten every brick when masonry.
16. The construction level do not forget to measure the evenness of the masonry. You can adhere to the masonry scheme presented below in the figure.
17. All angles must correspond to 90 degrees.
18. At this pace, continue to lay bricks.
19. When laying a chimney pipe, check the composition of the cement mortar, which should not contain fine debris.
20. All laid out rows should clearly correspond to the existing drawing.
21. After you erected 3 rows of bricks, fix the metal pins for the fireplace grille.
22. The walls of the smoke collection and the fuel compartment from the inside of the erected fireplace are wrap and remove the excess solution from the walls.
23. From the inside, do not plaster the fireplace.
24. Install the jumpers in the holes of the portal. The position of the pipe in the fuel should be vertical. And when laying the pipe on the roof, only a cement-sand mixture should be used.
25. To prevent hopping, sparks and smoke, pour the smoke chamber over the level of the firebox. And between her and the fuel, place the cornice with a protrusion.

The construction of a brick fireplace is a time -consuming and not easy process, but the result of the work will certainly please. As the main source of fuel for the fireplace, it is better to use well -dried wood. Choose firewood firewood, which practically do not form tar during combustion. The oak or grab is slowly burning out, due to which heat retains longer. The most popular type of wood for the fireplace is birch, as it distinguishes little resin and soot. It is not advisable to use poplar or willow, coniferous rocks, elm or cherry.

External design of the fireplace

After you have completed the construction of a brick fireplace, you can decorate it with decorative jewelry. It can be metal, plastic, tile and plaster.

1. Decorative decoration of the fireplace must begin with the lower floor.
2. To attach accessories, use the usual glue for tiles.
3. You can finish the facade of the fireplace with metal grilles and other fireplace decorative details, such as cast iron.
4. It is not recommended to decorate the fireplace with wooden details, as they can ignite.

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