- recommend any national builders?
- the fireplace should be wood burning fire place
- how big can a fireplace get?
- what are the available materials for fireplaces?
- are there any DIY kits for building a fireplace?
I am going to be making a fireplace surround and hearth using ceramic tile. Its a zero clearance wood burning fireplace. The walls where the surround will go is sheetrock and the hearth is wood-framed and raised off the floor 12″. I have a pretty good idea how to start, but I am curious if anyone has any tips that I should know about. Maybe you have done this yourself? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
We have lived in the house six weeks or so, it was built in ‘94. This is a gas insert in a real fireplace (we have a chimney)…the pilot light is always on.
It very irregularly (like once a week or less) does this weird thing where it starts to make a drumroll or machine gun noise for about two seconds then stops. It continues to do this at irregular intervals until we turn the fireplace on and run it a while. Then it stops again for a week or more before it starts again….what gives? Is there air in the line or something? I am going to call the gas company but wondered if anyone heard of this happening before. It drives my dog crazy. She thinks there’s some critter in there!
Nope, it is not windy. Nope, it’s not a woodpecker. It’s very loud and coming from the pipe area.
I was told a firebacker would help radiate heat from the fireplace. Is there anything else that should be done? Are there different quality of firebackers? How will I know if one is good quality? Should it be made of cast iron’? Any more suggestions would also be appreciated. (The fireplace is vented with glass doors over the opening.
I have red walls and a starch white fireplace. The fireplace looks aweful. I am not sure what would be a good color to paint it. Its a concrete fireplace.
I think the tan would be good. however my adjacent wall is tan, would that still look okay. My couch is dark brown
Unfortunately, I have a wood burning fireplace in my living room instead of a traditional fireplace. I like the look of the fireplace itself, but there is stone all on the wall behind it which limits what I can do color wise with the room. (I prefer color – not beige, which is all I can really use) There is also the stone encircling the fireplace on the floor.
Can I put some kind of drywall or plaster to cover up the stone, and still be able to use the fireplace safely? I would like a clean, solid look.
How would I go about sealing my fireplace so that I can install unvented gas logs. I have a brick chimney that is a wood fireplace. The damper broke off a few years ago and it is stuck in the open position. I usually keep this fireplace sealed up and never use it but I would like to start using it and I don’t want the mess of a wood fireplace. Should I use concrete or something else?
im renting a house with a fireplace, ive used it once but had alot of smoke coming in, was the fire not hot enough to assist in the smoke rising? is some smoke coming in normal? any tips or tricks ?
oh before someone asks, yes the damper in the chimney was open when I used it.
My livingroom fireplace is on an exterior wall that faces my pool. I’ve always wanted to break an opening from the outside of the house so it can function both as and indoor and outdoor fireplace. Is my idea possible?
Hi! Just moved into my first home, and it has a fireplace. We were wondering how much heat does a fireplace actually give off in the winter and will it be enough to heat at least the surrounding room? Sorry if its a stupid question, weve never had a fireplace before though, thanks!
Nate, lol….I know it sounds like a stupid question, obviously I know it was made to put out heat and not for show, I was wondering how much heat it would put out, enough to heat the entire room and surrounding area or just immediate area