Fireplace quote

atmasonry said:

Hi all, Can any body tell me what a reasonable quote would be for labor and material cost to install the 3' x 6' footing, 4'ft. 8" cmu foundation, hearth slab and brick hearth, herring bone fire box and a 12' ft, 2' x 1'-8" brick chimney, tiles 12" x 16", for a Rumford fireplace? The brick fireplace will be about 2' x 5' with a 3'ft. opening.

I am just curious what the differences in costs are across the nation. I am in the South East and have about $5600 figured. It would be more expensive up north I believe and probably less towards the West. Any feedback will be appreciated.

Fire birck are about $1.50 and regular face brick between 0.30 and 0.40 cents. The flue are $50.00 each, 8" Block 1.20. I figured I'll use 1200 face brick and 90 firebrick.


If I were doing a Buckley-Rumford, I would have about that much just in materials. Most of your costs are close to what I pay, except for the brick. Much closer to the .80-.90 range here. Don't forget to include every little thing involved like damper, Heat Stop, wallties, etc... & mark-up on the materials, or you'll just be screwing yourself out of money.

I only use the pre-fab Rumford components, so they may thow off my #'s a little, although much time is re-couped in labor. Don't forget the amount of additional time involved in the H-bone firebox either. I can honestly say I've never done a Rumford with full chimney & veneer for less than 5 figures.

BTW, let us know where you are (fill in your info) in the South so we have a better comparison.
Thanks.

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