How to Instal a fireplace

Mount a fireplace central fireplace kit is accessible to all. Follow instructions of common sense and safety. Get help. By following this step you will know how to install a chimney alone (or with friends) when it was already a line and space.

Fireplace installation: choosing the location

To install a fireplace, start by choosing its location. It depends on the flue. Take steps to center the shaft relative to the conduit. Draw on the wall and floor the axis of the chimney. Remember two important elements:
- The fresh air intake should be sufficient to ensure a good draw (in the floor or wall);
- The evacuation of the gases must be successful to reduce the risk of poisoning.

Installation chimney installation elements

Laying the foundation for the fireplace

Install the stone foundation on your floor. Make sure they are level. Then place the various elements of the home, leaving a few millimeters from the wall. Start by installing the hearth plate. Then position the rear of the home. Put the legs on each side of the rear of the home. Check their height, width and horizontal (with level meter rule) before placing the crows and the lintel. Always check that the odds of seat height are observed.

Install chimney of the beam to the drain

Climb the chimney

With your chisel, make holes in the wall of support as indicated in the instructions, above the jambs. You will position the mantle stone or beams. Assemble the elements of the drain (the part which escapes through the smoke) and seal the plaster and tow for a good seal. Install the door pull on the drain. Then, climb the chimney, the last element of the installation of a chimney.

Install chimney finishes

Cover the drain and the pipe

Apply the three panels of the hood and around the inlet duct. Grout plaster and tow couplings between the side panels and walls. Cover the hood of a coating and, optionally, varnish or stains the beam. On some hoods one module to finish the fireplace.

Install chimney strain

In the construction of a chimney, installation of the strain is essential for proper circulation of the fire. It must exceed 40 cm minimum height of the roof and be out of the pressure zone created by the prevailing winds.