Building A Stone Fireplace And Chimney

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 and 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. If you plan on using gas burning logs in the fireplace add 750 to 1 000 for a gas log kit. Footings need to extend no less than 6 inches beyond all four edges of the chimney. You may elect to.

The foundation supports the fireplace base and thus the entire fireplace and chimney assembly. How to build a fireplace chimney for a simple log cabin mud hearth. Building a stone fireplace. After the walls of logs and clay are built to top of the fireplace proper split some sticks and make.

The stacked stone effect takes a lot more time and effort and is generally only used in a few fireplaces in the southwest. The project started with the rough installation of the heat glow northstar wood burning fireplace. This is simply the way one mason built one fireplace. Here you see there is a mud hearth a wall of clay plastered over the stones of the fireplace.

Here you can see the smoke chamber being built. Non flammable material was placed around the fireplace and on top of the hearth. However most building codes disallow using the fireplace and chimney assemblage as a structural element to support other building components. How to build a stone chimney step 1.

Fireplace installation costs between 100 and 5 600 depending on the type. Sketch out a plan for your chimney design. Line masonry chimneys with flue tile which withstands rapid changes in temperatures and. Always use a straight edge to keep your runs straight.

Verify that your design conforms with local building codes and. 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. 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. Build your fireplace out of the ones that don t split.

Build a solid. The completed fireplace is part of a stone fireplace wall. With the smoke chamber complete you will move on to the chimney. Select your face type.

Here are the average prices installed which includes the flue vent or chimney. Flush with the wall the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects into the room. It must therefore be designed to carry these loads. I opted for a hearth height of about 14 inches which is the perfect height for sitting in front of the fire.

For single story homes the footings need to be 8 inches thick.