How to make a fireplace with your own hands? Simple instructions for creating a beautiful fireplace + 71 photos

Why do we need a fireplace?

Thanks to the fireplace, a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere reigns in the room, and the flame in the fireplace attracts and captivates the views of others. Fireplaces are always fashionable, they have been and will be in demand and popular.

Even a small fireplace made by yourself decently increases the cost of any home.

In appearance it seems that this is a completely uncomplicated structure and is within the power of everyone, which does not require certain skills and knowledge.

And we can agree with this, but subject to a clear and phased implementation of the technology for the manufacture of a fireplace with your own hands, using a photo and some recommendations.

You can build a fireplace with your own hands in cases of need:

• solving the issue of heating a country house;
• creating a certain interior style;
• reducing the cost of heating the home and the rejection of individual water heating using a boiler.

With a serious and firm intention to make a fireplace yourself, you will need an estimate for supplies. When compiling it, consider everything to the maximum, you should not save, so as not to get an unpleasant surprise in the future.

And how to make a fireplace with your own hands is described in detail in the step-by-step instructions.

Choosing the right material

In the beginning, it is worth determining what type of fireplace you prefer to see at your dacha: an ordinary fireplace, a fireplace stove or a fireplace in the form of a barbecue. All these structures are quite possible to realize with their own hands.

But first, you need to learn a little bit in the brickwork of a street fireplace and gain certain skills in working with a bunch of corners and aligning rows.

If you are a trained person in this matter, everything will be easier for you.

Fireplace Placement

Currently, on the Internet you can find various options for installing a fireplace with various schemes and step-by-step video recommendations for laying a brick fireplace with your own hands.

It is more difficult to choose a place for laying the selected type of fireplace with suitable sizes.

Choose the simplest option that suits you:

• by heating area and dimensions of the combustion chamber;
• according to the dimension of the chimney pipe, its shape, forced ventilation;
• at the place of placement indoors.

Remember: if you are not an “ace” in independently compiling calculations of the main structural parameters of the fireplace, you should not try to make a reduced or enlarged copy by proportionality. Your work is likely to be in vain.

The World Wide Web will help you purchase the right finished project or figure out the technique for building a fireplace yourself.

This will take some effort, time and experience in making calculations, if you are not in doubt about your strength, then you will be guaranteed to save money, but you can make a mistake when planning.

So, the best option would be to order a project from specialists in accordance with the area of ​​the heated room and location, but you can do the work of building a fireplace yourself or hire qualified craftsmen, but their work will cost a lot, at least 30 thousand rubles.

Varieties of Fireplaces

If you are not a fan of any troubles and you do not need a decorative look of a fireplace, but only a practical aspect is needed, then its simplest option is for you. Heat transfer will not be worse, in price it will be much cheaper, and its simple construction can be done with your own hands.

Such a project can be easily found on the Internet or purchased at design organizations at a very reasonable price.

An ordinary fireplace, straight or angular, also has its advantages:

• ideal thermal performance, light weight and non-contact with the internal wall, which contributes to the rapid heating of the room;
• a straight chimney creates good traction for the process of burning wood and briquettes, even raw ones;
• simple construction
• relatively low price for materials and design.

This version of a regular fireplace is considered the best for a summer residence, made by hand.

If you understand the construction of a simple fireplace on your own, you can try to understand the design of an English fireplace (3x5 bricks). In this design, there is a certain platform, which is laid by the edge of bricks.

In the English version, accurate calculation and the correct laying of bricks in rows will also be required. Check the quality of the brick and cement mortar in advance, since the strength of the bonding joint is considered an important point.

Clay and brick selection

To form the central frame of the fireplace you need:

• ceramic brick M 175-200 in the amount of 300 pcs.;
• refractory fireclay SB No. 8 - 150 pcs.;
• a solution of sand and clay - 100l;
• fireclay solution - 40-50 liters.

Brick must first be of a certain shape and strength. For masonry, it is best to choose a red solid brick without cracks and chips, even and smooth to the touch.

Some experts in this case recommend using brickwork without chamotte inserts for the furnace, believing that previously no refractory was used in the huts.

Yes, indeed, without chamotte, the heating of the furnace occurs much faster, but the occurrence of cracks also increases. Consequently, using a refractory, the furnace will become more reliable.

Ligament solution

It is quite difficult to make a high-quality binder solution with your own hands. To do this, prepare a mixture of sand and mashed clay in a ratio of 1: 2. The exact recipe for the preparation of the solution does not exist, there are only some strange tips.

Sand should be washed thoroughly. Soak the clay, and drain the water. A layer of slightly damp sand is poured on top of the clay layer. Mix with chopping movements from top to bottom until a homogeneous mixture.

The quality of the resulting solution is checked independently. We take the solution in our hands and form a cake. We slap it on a steel sheet and send it to the dryer at a temperature of 50-60 degrees until it dries.

After that, we check for strength:

• cracks are visible, then you need to add sand;
• no cracks are visible, but the cake crumbles, so you need to add clay;
• the cake is strong and adhered to the metal, which means the proportions are correct.

To bind the refractory to the mixture, add finely ground fireclay.

Fireplace wall construction

At the very beginning, you need to make waterproofing. Then, a rubble foundation or a slab of concrete is arranged on top of it, checking the installation accuracy with a building level.

Brick laying of the 1st row is performed without mortar, but taking into account the gaps in the mortar. Then, using a vertical plumb in the center of the chimney, lay out a row and mark the second row of bricks.

Before further laying the bricks on a binder solution, they are dipped in water for 20-30 minutes. The joint thickness should be about 8 mm, for a refractory of about 5 mm. To choose the right brick size if necessary, you can chop off the excess part with a hammer or cut it with a grinder.

On the masonry of the 3rd or 4th row, a grate of cast iron is arranged. The areas of the valves on the chimney and doors in the niche with ash are made with asbestos in the form of a cord with putty joints, or asbestos is added to the refractory itself.

In order for the fireplace pipe to move smoothly to the chimney, you need to use a view, although one way or another, anyway, in the exit zone through the roof you will need a fire-resistant heat insulator.

Tip: when laying brick, do not rush, it is better to double-check the evenness and quality of the masonry. In general, it should take you 5-6 days to lay the brick.

In cases where the device does not allow the installation of a real fireplace, you can make a so-called decorative false fireplace, that is, a plausible imitation of a real fireplace, which will also add coziness and comfort to the interior. But this will be another article.

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