Fireplace And Chimney Construction

There need to be at least four inches between the chimney bricks and all four sides of a flue tile.

Fireplace and chimney construction.

With over 30 years of masonry experience specializing in the construction and repair of fireplaces and chimney s we are proud to provide you with the very best in chimney care. I hired mark besnos and enna of horizon construction and remodeling in the spring of 2019 to do a complete kitchen remodel which included removing a load bearing wall and removing a gas fireplace. A masonry fireplace has a firebox built of individual generally yellowish firebrick a brick chimney above the roof and if you look up past the damper you will see a roughly pyramid shaped affair also built of brick. Chimney the chimney is constructed directly on the smoke chamber.

The chimney consists of a flue liner and chimney wall. Usually constructed of sectional flue liners and components made from clay ceramic and concrete a new chimney can be formed by surrounding the liners with at least 100mm of brick filling around the liners with vermiculite or insulating concrete. The chimney wall shall be constructed so there is at least a 4 inch nominal thickness of solid masonry between the flue liner and any exterior surface. Make sure you are building the chimney on a reinforced concrete pad.

We have perfected the art of chimney cleaning and repair. Building code requirements often control the configuration of the fireplace as well as component sizes. Steel fireplace units incorporating a steel firebox lining shall be constructed with steel not less than 1 4 inch 6 4 mm thick and an air circulating chamber that is ducted to the. Outside chimneys can be only one inch from the outer wall of the home.

Make sure your fireplace burns efficiently by having your chimney cleaned today. Flue tiles can be hard to place if the chimney gets too high. Wood kindling and other materials that may travel up the chimney must be at a minimum of two inches away from the outer part of the chimney. As the fireplace gets high enough start laying the flue tiles and seal them with mortar.

Proper detailing and construction can also contribute to the overall performance of the fireplace regarding both energy efficiency and structural integrity. Building the chimney the measurements of a chimney are a minimum of four inches bigger in all directions than the flue.