Wood-burning fireplaces for warmth and comfort

What does the fireplace?

Fireplace - a simple oven with an open combustion chamber, which is built into the wall.The room is heated by the heat energy of the radiation, but the heat is quite low, only about 10-20%, and other heat escapes through the chimney.In this regard, during the cold season only rely on heating the chimney is not necessary, it can not cope with this task.It fuels the fire chamber is wide and shallow, and the walls are built with expansion in the direction of the heated space.With this design, the maximum amount of heat into the premises.

Ovens, wood-burning fireplaces are differences in performance, form, size, type, design and materials used in the construction.According to the architectural style, they are divided into: classical, avant-garde, rustic and modern style.Positioning can be and not the wall, for example, built into the wall or to attach to it.Fireplace has a structure that improves ventilation in the room, but the heat is not able to maintain.

Important!If the fireplace is built into the wall thickness of the wall should be at least two masonry brick.

Where is the best place fireplace and the need to build?

Wood-burning fireplaces to give the best place in the end wall, and perfect location between two walls in a corner, it will have a wood-burning corner fireplace.It is considered a bad place wall, located in front of the windows.This is due to the fact that, as already mentioned, fire causes air circulation, and this arrangement will cause drafts.For the construction of the fireplace needs a red brick, rubble stone, sand, cement, clay and gravel.

For really high-quality and durable construction is necessary to choose brick carefully, you can even individually.He must not have any defects, have a homogeneous structure, smooth shape.Each brick must be checked, for this you need a hammer to hit him, if the sound is clear, then a good brick.To the binder solution is applied clay, cement and sand.It is believed that the best blue clay, but the red and plain as will fit.Cement will need about 70-100 kilograms mark 200 or 300.

Important!The sand must be clean and with a fraction of 0.2-1.5 mm.

Wood burning fireplaces with their hands

Fireplaces, wood to build with their own hands must be on a clear sequence.First constructed foundation.His need to do 10-15 cm longer than the base of the fireplace.The gap between the fireplace and the foundation of the building should not be less than 50 centimeters, it is filled with sand.Tie up both the foundation is prohibited, as they have different shrinkage.The pit under the foundation is done to a depth of 60 centimeters for a house with one floor, and 70-100 cm for a building with two floors.At the bottom cushion is made of sand and gravel, which should be to stamp.

great importance should be given to a solution for masonry, so it was quality, it is necessary to consider the following:

• sand must be carefully sifted through a fine sieve and soak in water for as long as the water is not clean;
• Clay soaked for 7-10 days to form a smooth paste;
• Before laying brick soaked in water for 30 seconds.

Laying should start with corner bricks, controlling their position by level and rules.More brick is laid out on the perimeter, and then move to the middle.Seams are filled with a solution completely, but they should be fine.Each new row of bricks begin to spread only after the completion of the previous masonry.Chimney displayed using brick and cement-sand mortar.On top of it must cover from precipitation Dymnikov tin.You can then proceed to the exterior.

Important!If the fireplace will dispose of tile, it is necessary to use a special fire-resistant.