Build Your Own Indoor Fireplace

Foundation or hearth base the first and foremost step in all the construction activities is the creation of a foundation or base.

Build your own indoor fireplace.

The steps involved in the construction of indoor fireplace are explained below 1. Whatever your reasons for wanting a fake fireplace in your home you can do it. Thanks for the guide to building your own fireplace. Use your hand to smooth the mortar between the bricks if necessary.

Your new fireplace will have a major impact on your room. Determine the size of your fireplace. Try to design the fireplace with proportions in mind. If you want to build an outdoor fireplace you have plenty of options for materials.

If your home. Consider whether you want your fireplace to be the focal point of your back yard or to complement an already stunning vista. 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. Mock up the fireplace using the dimensions given in fireplace brochures and outline the hearth shape with masking tape.

Outdoor places are mostly made for use while indoor fireplaces are for use and design to add to the overall feeling of the home. Build a base layer so the footprint of the fireplace is covered laying bricks about 1 2 to 1 inch apart. 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. In fact by some estimates homeowners recoup 130 percent of the amount they invest to build a fireplace with 78 percent of home buyers rating fireplaces as a desirable amenity.

The size of your fireplace should be scaled to its surroundings. 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. This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace.

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. Assemble the steel frame for the glass doors that will be placed over the fireplace opening. Brace the door frame just inside the fireplace which is usually flush with the inside surface of the wall. Use the glass door frame as a template for the sizing.