Building A Stone Fireplace And Chimney

Sketch out a plan for your chimney design.

Building a stone fireplace and chimney.

Here you see there is a mud hearth a wall of clay plastered over the stones of the fireplace. Line masonry chimneys with flue tile which withstands rapid changes in temperatures and. It must therefore be designed to carry these loads. Non flammable material was placed around the fireplace and on top of the hearth.

The stacked stone effect takes a lot more time and effort and is generally only used in a few fireplaces in the southwest. Stone may be purchased from a home and building supply center or rock quarry. The cost to install a gas fireplace is 2 300 to 4 000 a traditional wood burning fireplace runs 1 900 to 3 300 and an electric fireplace costs 100 to 2 200 building a masonry fireplace costs 3 500 to 5 600. Building a stone fireplace.

With the smoke chamber complete you will move on to the chimney. Here you can see the smoke chamber being built. You may elect to. Build a solid.

If you plan on using gas burning logs in the fireplace add 750 to 1 000 for a gas log kit. How to build a stone chimney step 1. Footings need to extend no less than 6 inches beyond all four edges of the chimney. Always use a straight edge to keep your runs straight.

This is simply the way one mason built one fireplace. As you continue building the smoke chamber you will keep the back wall of the fireplace plumb while racking the block in approximately 2 from each side. On the exterior the chimney is brick and the wall is veneered with brick. After the walls of logs and clay are built to top of the fireplace proper split some sticks and make.

How to build a fireplace chimney for a simple log cabin mud hearth. For two story homes the footing needs to be 12 inches thick. A natural stone fireplace might cost 2 500 to 3 500 while a stone veneer fireplace costs about 25 less or 1 875 to 2 625. The project started with the rough installation of the heat glow northstar wood burning fireplace.

However most building codes disallow using the fireplace and chimney assemblage as a structural element to support other building components. The foundation supports the fireplace base and thus the entire fireplace and chimney assembly. Here are the average prices installed which includes the flue vent or chimney. If you re doing mountain rock you ll need to select whether you want your fireplace to have the full grout look or a stacked stone look.

Fireplace installation costs between 100 and 5 600 depending on the type. I opted for a hearth height of about 14 inches which is the perfect height for sitting in front of the fire. Flush with the wall the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects into the room. Verify that your design conforms with local building codes and.

Build your fireplace out of the ones that don t split.