Brick Outdoor Fireplaces
Any outdoor area: the patio, garden, backyard, pool area – will only benefit is you want to install a brick outdoor fireplace. Aesthetic value of brick outdoor fireplaces is enforced by their practical use. What is generally considered a firebrick outdoor fireplace? It is a detached unit with chimney to burn pressed wood logs, charcoal or simply wood. There also are propane and natural gas serving as materials for brick outdoor fireplaces. Fireplaces using gas emit no smoke, which is preferred by a lot of customers.
By and large brick outdoor fireplaces are very similar to indoor ones. The main parts of them are as follows:
- Crown
- Mantel shelf (is available in various sizes and styles)
- Overmantel
- Filler panel
- Header
- Legs
- Fire box (it’s opening is surrounded by filler panels that connect it with legs and mantel header)
- Plinth base
- Hearth (it is the part placed at the bottom of fireplace in front of the firebox; come in different shapes: clipped, squared and ark)
Pay attention to the gas line; using it may be risky is the ventilation is poor. If you use gas line make sure you have proper ventilation and there is no leak of gas. Wood pallets are great idea, indeed. They don’t pollute the environment as they contain no harmful particles.
To increase the height of brick outdoor fireplaces chimney pots can be used.
To restrict the circulation of the air within the firebox you only need to place a front-screen in front of the fireplace opening.
The installation of firebrick outdoor fireplace is a piece of cake. It is usually a matter of a day, but can you imagine the result disappointing you. No, it’s impossible, you will enjoy brick outdoor fireplace the whole year.
Attention! You should adhere to the accident prevention rules e.g. not to place flammable substances too close to units.