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Building an outdoor fireplace part 2.

3/19/2011

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After a week of good weather, we have made a lot of progress at our current project- an outdoor fireplace for Griner Waters of Stonegarden Guest House in Valle Crucis. The first order of business on Monday was to build the "throat" of the fireplace, which is constructed of brick with a technique called corbeling where the bricks are overhung each course and plastered to narrow the opening to the size of the flue liner.
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The fireplace was now ready for flue liners, flue block, and-yay!- stone (all this block and brick work is really just a means to an end for me).  The owner requested that we leave the stones as natural as possible in this fireplace.  He wanted this fireplace to look old, like it had been standing here for 100 years.  The way I achieve that look is by minimal trimming of the stone.  The overall result is a more natural look and a weathered appearance.  I also stepped the footing in from a wide base which started on a natural stone outcrop.  Finally, I used a large stone over the firebox, called a lintel, instead of an arch to achieve a more rustic, primitive appearance.  Here are some progress photos, finished pics coming soon.
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Rialto adult link
10/24/2012 01:41:05 pm

Thanks to your blog, I'm gonna create one now too, thank you.

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rusty
4/8/2014 03:05:58 am

what was used on top of the fire brick where the red brick was being used ? a big flat rock, piece of steel?

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Jimmy link
8/3/2014 09:26:01 am

How much steel and what kind was used for support

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Leonid Moreno Loaiza
7/3/2016 07:16:24 am

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Glendale link
12/22/2020 11:22:06 am

This project turned out great! The scenery in the background would be amazing to enjoy while having a fire.

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