The most popular addition of stylish and cozy interior is the fireplace now. For registration of the house it is possible to use both electric fireplace, and made with own hands. Can make fireplace everyone, the main thing to stock up with patience, necessary materials and tools.
- - spade;
- - square-faced shovel;
- - hammer;
- - hacksaw;
- - level;
- - cement;
- - bricks;
- - square;
- - trowel;
- - tape measure;
- - pencil;
- - flue.
1. Begin laying of fireplace with definition of the place of mortgaging of the base. Also, it is necessary to draw expected contour of toplivnik on wall.
2. The base for fireplace can be made of concrete, brick iron ore or rubble stone. The base of fireplace should not adjoin to the base of the house, otherwise cracks can appear. The size of the base has to be wider than the fireplace basis approximately on 15 cm. It is worth meaning that the most heavy load on the basis is born by smoke pipe therefore it it is necessary to arrange as it is possible closer to the center of the basis. It will help to exclude possibility of emergence of asymmetry of loading owing to unevenness of draft of the base.
3. Build fireplace only of selected, without defects of red brick or rubble stone. Using cement slurry, start laying of sidewalls of fireplace and back. It is important to notice that the back wall of fireplace has to be at an angle for the best preservation of heat emission. Thickness of sidewalls has to be not less than 20 cm, and back – not less than 10 cm.
4. The laying of corners of fireplace needs to be conducted strictly on slope. To facilitate laying of corners, use steel corners or rails.
5. From below up from furnace space the dymosbornik with latch in upper part and flue with cross-section not less than 1/10 from furnace opening rises. Plastering of inside face of furnace opening is rather labor-consuming therefore it is not obligatory to carry out it.
6. Completion phase at laying of fireplace is its connection to flue. Connect exhaust outlet of flue to dymosbornik, and you can start finishing of fireplace.
7. It is recommended to use fireplace not at once, it is necessary to allow it to dry out well for about month. Then, some time limit temperature loads, periodically making small fire, and increasing its intensity.