Fireplace made of bricks with own hands

Fireplace - a heater of a special design, which also has a decorative value. Some consider it an expensive pleasure. But to build a mini fireplace from a brick in the country house is easy with their own hands, having minimal experience in construction and observing competent technology.

Brick fireplaces are fire resistant and simple in execution. Such a finishing material makes it possible to lay out any desired shape.

The construction of the fireplace

First, you need to make a project, decide on the size and shape. The fireplace consists of a fuel chamber and a chimney. A typical solution for the design of the fireplace needs to be adapted to its premises, to plan the ventilation holes through which smoke will escape. Most often, such a focal point is installed near the wall.

Such a scheme is suitable for beginners, for a similar fireplace need a little material, it will provide good heating.

For laying the fireplace you will need:

• red brick facing;
• refractory bricks;
• the Bulgarian for cutting brick;
• furnace mixture for masonry (clay and sand);
• Master OK;
• level;
• metal corner;
• Fireplace door;
• fire bars;
• ash pit for ash.

1. The first rows of masonry are laid out on the floor. They should be clearly measured using a metal corner. The base of the fireplace is a clear rectangle with strictly verified diagonals. The foundation is laid with brick completely. The correctness of the masonry is checked using the level. This construction plays the role of the foundation for the future design.
2. A clay-based mortar is used for laying the fireplace. Cement for such a construction is not suitable, since it breaks up from a high temperature. The clay is mixed with sand in a ratio of 1 to 3.
3. In the fourth row of the masonry an ash pan is inserted.
4. It will get burned coals. The ash pan is easily taken from the fireplace to remove ash.
5. In the next row inside the furnace is used refractory bricks. In the center of the furnace are inserted grates. On them will be laid firewood for kindling. The grate should be located directly above the ashtray and the ash pan, so that the ash gets into the container for its subsequent removal.
6. The walls of the furnace are laid out. Inside is put a firebrick, outside - a red facing. The construction is monolithic and level. Outside there is an opening under the mantel door.
7. Between the chimney and the chimney is made a drainage of two rows of bricks. Such fretting gives decorative design and helps to equip the mantelpiece, which is used to install various items.
8. Then the chimney is built up, the masonry is reduced to reach the size of the pipe in five bricks. Smoke will go out into the vent in the wall. It serves as a hood.
9. The fireplace door is inserted. This design uses a closed fuel chamber. The door is used special, equipped with heat-resistant glass, which will ensure the design of the decorative effect. To fix it, a metal wire is used, which is immersed in the solution.

Now you can melt the oven and check the draft. It turned out beautiful and cozy .

Fireplace made of bricks is the easiest to erect, it can be quickly folded, used for heating, as a cooking oven, in the form of a decorative element. In the furnace it is easy to build a small brazier or install a barbecue grill. Such a structure is durable, durable, fire-resistant and aesthetically attractive.