I thought some might be interested in this. Plywood template at top is the second floor fireplace layout. I have a bunch of these to build at this job, so I'll keep it updated.
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Ask and you shall receive. :thumbsup:
When we were still working on the basement fireplace, they changed their minds about firebrick selection. Old firebrick are in the back, new are in front. I like the old selection better.
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We decided to panelize the fireboxes, as we had seven vertical herringbone boxes to build. I believe we are going to get a better result, and faster this way. Here are some progress pics.
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Two fireboxes in place, smoke chambers etc. today.:clap:
When we were still working on the basement fireplace, they changed their minds about firebrick selection. Old firebrick are in the back, new are in front. I like the old selection better.
We decided to panelize the fireboxes, as we had seven vertical herringbone boxes to build. I believe we are going to get a better result, and faster this way. Here are some progress pics.
Two fireboxes in place, smoke chambers etc. today.:clap:
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I did. We cut the firebrick in half to make the slabs a little lighter. (Most of these are 60" Rumfords, so pretty big. We built them face down on a table, then poured concrete with small welded wire to a 3.5" total thickness. It really worked out nicely. I would recommend it to anyone as long as you have enough of them to justify building the table/form. You could also order the panels from Superior Clay. I'm not sure what they cost, we needed the flexibility of custom building (think changes to selections), and I decided to do the panels at the last minute.
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I think this is an awesome idea.:thumbsup:
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Progress!
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I worked for a guy in FL who laid them on wire lathe backed with tar paper. Just set them in mortar on the first day, day 2 used a grout bag and pointed them, day 4 cut them and set them. They picked right up without popping at all. Used a dolly of coarse.
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We reached a stopping point on this job. This is how we left it.
Wow Bill, looks like quite the 'groovy little hippy pad'... I look forward to seeing your work on those fireplaces and chimneys. Will you also be doing some stone on the house itself?
Back to those firebrick panels you created; did you use a 'refractory' 'crete behind the firebrick?
Back to those firebrick panels you created; did you use a 'refractory' 'crete behind the firebrick?
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Chimneys and house get stone. They are going for a for a rough "Cotswold manor" look. It should be pretty nice. Big job.
It was regular concrete on the panels.
It was regular concrete on the panels.
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Well, we've made some progress. All our other jobs are wrapped up now, except for a few small ones. Windows and doors are due in a couple weeks, and we are ready to roll! Here's what we've done so far:
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Nice! Been waiting for an update on this one for a while. Is that a man made stone? It looks like it because of the regular sizing but the 2nd picture shows 3 stones at the bottom which are huge for a man made stone. Also there's a slab of what looks like natural stone that is the same colour as the stone on the wall.
How do you support the stone above the roof line? Corbel the stone out then use angle?
Looks great
How do you support the stone above the roof line? Corbel the stone out then use angle?
Looks great
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It's natural stone. Sawn bed tumbled limestone. On the chimneys, we stepped the blockwork back to provide bearing for the stone. This was then through flashed with copper and waterproofed to the top.
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