Build Your Own Indoor Fireplace

Mock up the fireplace using the dimensions given in fireplace brochures and outline the hearth shape with masking tape.

Build your own indoor fireplace.

This modern electric fireplace that i designed is easy to build and something you can customize to your taste with any electric fireplace insert and with any. 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. I am thinking about building a fireplace in my house but i. There are so many options available for purchase including pre made mantles etc.

Outdoor places are mostly made for use while indoor fireplaces are for use and design to add to the overall feeling of the home. Use your hand to smooth the mortar between the bricks if necessary. Brace the door frame just inside the fireplace which is usually flush with the inside surface of the wall. Foundation or hearth base the first and foremost step in all the construction activities is the creation of a foundation or base.

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. Your new fireplace will have a major impact on your room. 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. Build a base layer so the footprint of the fireplace is covered laying bricks about 1 2 to 1 inch apart.

If you want to build an outdoor fireplace you have plenty of options for materials. Whatever your reasons for wanting a fake fireplace in your home you can do it. This is the companion video to our recent article on building a rumford style fireplace. Use the glass door frame as a template for the sizing.

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. If your home. Build the firebox itself with nine inch refractory mortar and firebrick laid on edge. Determine the size of your fireplace.

Try to design the fireplace with proportions in mind. Apply a layer of mortar 1 2 to 1 inch thick with a trowel to each brick before you lay it. Assemble the steel frame for the glass doors that will be placed over the fireplace opening. Consider whether you want your fireplace to be the focal point of your back yard or to complement an already stunning vista.