Fireplaces made of bricks with their hands - a step by step process guide

Fireplaces made of bricks with their hands - do the right calculations

If you think that the creation of fireplaces going in a hurry, then you are very wrong.First we need to make some calculations that will help to adjust the fireplace in accordance with the size of the room in which it will be.So, we begin:

• flue hole size should have a ratio of 1 to 50 or 1 to 70 depending on the volume of the room.
• Regarding the size of the portal, the height to width ratio should correspond to 2 to 3. This ratio is usually small sizes tend fireplaces intended for the room volume less than 70 cubic meters.
• firebox must have a depth which should be related to a decorative furnace height ratio of 1 to 2 or 2 to 3.
• chimney hole, where all the smoke will be drawn, formed during combustion must be 8-15 times smaller in areathan the fire box opening.Do not forget to take care of future warming chimney.

After all the dimensions of the future decor is finished, it is necessary to determine the place of its location in the room.The ideal for the fireplace will end wall or a corner of the room.

Note that decorative oven is not recommended to install in front of windows, as this will lead to the emergence of drafts.

poryadovkoy fireplace

Before you build a brick fireplace, you need a piece of paper to draw an accurate diagram showing the location of each building block in the product.This scheme and was named poryadovkoy.

Attention!Getting to the construction of a decorative furnace for the first time, strictly recommended poryadovkoy under the supervision of an experienced specialist.

worth noting that poryadovkoy further help in multiple times to simplify the task of building.When the brick stacking scheme is completed, we proceed to the construction of the foundation.

Proper construction of foundation for the fireplace

first necessary to dig a pit, the size of which should exceed the size of the final product by 12-15 cm. The depth of the pit should be between half a meter and 70 centimeters.Please note that in any case can not be adjacent to the foundation of the fireplace foundation home!After the trench is dug, it is necessary at the bottom to a height of 10-15 cm, fill gravel, which is then carefully compacted.Only then will proceed to the installation of the formwork.

Decking is a semblance of a box that has no bottom.The height of the formwork must not reach the level of the finished floor space of 5-7 cm. Formwork walls must be waterproofed.Pour the foundation necessary to cement a solution consisting of one part cement and three parts washed sand.Consistency is brought to the similarity of thick cream.For greater economy of construction materials can be used stone bottles, which carefully poured cement mortar.When filling is completed, the foundation is aligned with the surface level, covered with foil and dried in this way for 7-10 days.Only after this happens fireplaces masonry brick.

process masonry fireplaces of brick

immediately wanted to draw attention to the fact that the brick fireplace with his hands made only from the highest quality material.To do this, you must carefully choose the red and firebrick.So, consider thoroughly how to make the fireplace of brick:

• Before the first row on the foundation necessary to lay the foundation several waterproofing layers.As it can be a roofing material or roofing felt.
• As a rule, to the fireplace look more aesthetically pleasing, the first row of bricks spread on edge.For the next series can start laying brick flat.
• In order to operate the oven decorative took place as comfortable as possible, it must rise above the firebox floor level by two or three rows of bricks.Do not forget to use and refer to poryadovkoy gradually vychёrkivaya laid each stone.
• rear wall of the product is laid out in a half-brick, and the side - in the brick.To improve heat transfer oven, the side walls need to be deployed to the side of the room.In view of this, the rear wall falls slightly tilted forward.
• directly above the firebox is equipped with a camera for a smoke.They are separated from each other by a "tooth" or "pass", the size of which is equal to the cross section of the pipe.Can it be done a couple of centimeters long.

Experts share some tricks that can be applied in the work.Thus, before putting brick, it is dipped for 2-3 minutes in water that it was soaked.The possible use of clay-sand as a solution for masonry.In addition, the master recommended to use blue clay, it is much stronger and more durable.Regarding masonry, experts advise: the front side is necessary that the solution did not reach the edge of the brick to 5 millimeters.Next comes the pointing and masonry gets finished and beautiful appearance.