Building A Backyard Brick Fireplace

If you ve decided to build your own outdoor fireplace consider these general guidelines.

Building a backyard brick fireplace.

This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. Building the fireplace 1. How to build a brick fireplace outdoor step 1. 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.

Use a bendable board and wooden planks to create the frame of the fireplace s arch. Develop a plan of action the first step is to go in the backyard and see if you have the right amount of space. Pour the concrete for the foundation if you haven t already. Also avoid placing it under trees or electric poles.

Brick and stone construction is extremely heavy and requires a solid base to keep the fireplace from settling. A larger fireplace may require a structural footing which involves pouring a concrete. Check local codes be sure to check any state local or hoa codes and restrictions for an outdoor fireplace. If you ve ever wanted to try creating a project with concrete casting this fire pit can introduce you to the technique.

Spread mortar onto the foundation and begin laying your concrete or cinder blocks. Apply the corbelling technique. Set up the foundation first by digging a trench and. You can build it in the corner of your patio with fire bricks and a pipe chimney though the ceiling.

If necessary lay out your fire brick. If your backyard is not big enough for a fireplace build it on your back patio. Clean it totally off shrubs plants and debris. Let the cement dry out completely for a day or two.

The colder seasons can be brutal when you have to go on your patio for any reason but this fireplace can keep you warm until you re ready to go back inside. Building the fireplace s walls arch and throat proceed to recreating your outdoor fireplace building plan and construct its walls stacking the bricks around the firebox and adding a layer of ordinary mortar mix between them. Follow the building plans. These elements can all be magically transformed into a sleek smooth diy backyard fire pit for less than 100.

View gallery 25 photos 1 of 25. Traditionally a rumford fireplace is characterized by a tall shallow firebox designed to reflect heat out into a room instead of letting it all go up the c. The fire pit uses gel fireplace fuel cans to achieve those bright yet gentle flames. Well we re looking for good writers who want to.

Either way you can be relaxing by the glow of an outdoor fire in no time whether you buy a fire pit for your patio or build an outdoor fireplace from scratch.