Build Your Own Indoor Stone Fireplace

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Build your own indoor stone fireplace.

Tape plastic sheeting or an old drop cloth to a flat surface and use painter s tape to outline the shape of your fireplace on it. If you are constructing the stone fireplace yourself it is still advisable to seek assistance from a friend. Non flammable material was placed around the fireplace and on top of the hearth. Apply mortar to a stone and then put the stone in place at the bottom left corner of the mantel.

This base must be thick enough and deep enough to support not only the firebox and chimney but also a hearth extension that goes 18 to 20 inches beyond the fireplace opening. Webber selecting and laying out the stones on a template helps you visualize how they ll look installed. The standard hearth base is approximately four inches thick and needs a masonry foundation to support it. Next apply another stone to the bottom right corner of the mantel.

Once the metal lath is in place mix the mortar. Create a dry run of your design photo by wendell t. Add the stones by starting on one side and moving to the other. Prepare the field of stones.

Step 1 build the hearth and foundation. The stacked stone effect takes a lot more time and effort and is generally only used in a few fireplaces in the southwest. Now you have to points of reference for your first row of stones. Stone fireplaces can weigh up to 6 or 7 tons so if you are installing a prefabricated cast stone or hand carved natural stone fireplace the installation is best left to the manufacturer.

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