Fireplace build

[bijeshj]

my wife had been asking to get a fireplace build in our living room for the last few years and I finally got around to doing it. attached is the pics showing progress and final results..

The following pics show how the wall looked before the fireplace and the framing/construction.

tools used TS55, CT22, RO125, multimaster, nailers and my 18vkit

 

[bijeshj]

More pics showing gas connection, internal drywall, etc

I had a plumber tap into my existing connection and add a T and a shut of valve. I ran black pipe from there to the fireplace. the bottom "plinth" on the sides of the mantle are removable (via magnets) to provide a shutoff within 6 feet of the fireplace-as per code.

 

[bijeshj]

Finish pics

The pillars?? on the fireplace surround have space to allow me to run cables from the basement to the TV, all the HDMI, wii cables go through this.

and I passed final inspection by the city inspector

 

[Neill]

Very nice work.  Thanks for the pics!  Did you install a fan?  If I missed it, sorry. We have one and I love it.  I know it is not the same as real firewood, but we use it a whole lot more because of the overall ease of use and maintenance, not to mention having to buy and lug firewood around.

I wish you and your family well with it.  I know that you will all enjoy it.

Neill

 

[bijeshj]

Very nice work.  Thanks for the pics!  Did you install a fan?  If I missed it, sorry. We have one and I love it.  I know it is not the same as real firewood, but we use it a whole lot more because of the overall ease of use and maintenance, not to mention having to buy and lug firewood around.

I wish you and your family well with it.  I know that you will all enjoy it.

Neill

thank you. no I did not install a fan. I wasnt sure if it was needed, is it??? I did run it for a few mins and will only get to test it out fully this winter.

 

[ForumMFG]

Did you install a switch that looks like a light switch so when you turn it on the fire starts instantly?  I was at a buddies house this weekend and him and his wife just did the same thing you did.  They added this switch.  It's really nice but do you know how much a switch like that costs?  $700 bucks.  A little steep for me just to be able to flick a switch to turn it on..

 

[bijeshj]

Did you install a switch that looks like a light switch so when you turn it on the fire starts instantly?  I was at a buddies house this weekend and him and his wife just did the same thing you did.  They added this switch.  It's really nice but do you know how much a switch like that costs?  $700 bucks.  A little steep for me just to be able to flick a switch to turn it on..

no switch. my entire install including the cost of the fireplace insert was under $900 and that was paying a plumber to tap into the gas line

for $700 I rather turn it on via the pilot switch and buy more festools

 

[butzla]

Looks great!  Where does it vent on the outside?

 

[Notorious T.O.D.]

It may be a ventless, my buddy has had one of those in his basement rec room for about 15 years...  Works great, looks great...as does this one....  Congratulations...

Best,
Todd

 

[bijeshj]

It may be a ventless, my buddy has had one of those in his basement rec room for about 15 years...   Works great, looks great...as does this one....  Congratulations...

Best,
Todd

Thank you. yes, it is a vent free fireplace insert. I did have the option to purchase a direct vent fireplace insert but decided not to, since the winds in our place is terrible and the downdraft makes the room feel cold. I have framed it so that in the future I can install a direct vent if necessary.

 

[Neill]

Very nice work.  Thanks for the pics!  Did you install a fan?  If I missed it, sorry. We have one and I love it.  I know it is not the same as real firewood, but we use it a whole lot more because of the overall ease of use and maintenance, not to mention having to buy and lug firewood around.

I wish you and your family well with it.  I know that you will all enjoy it.

Neill

thank you. no I did not install a fan. I wasnt sure if it was needed, is it??? I did run it for a few mins and will only get to test it out fully this winter.

Do you NEED a fan?  Probably not.  Depending on the size of the room and how much heat you are after.  Our fireplace is a Heatilator and is in our family room which is open to the kitchen.  We have lots of windows and vaulted ceilings so there is a lot of cubic feet to heat.  We have the switch on the wall to turn it on and off as well as the fan being on a separate rheostat.  We had it installed 7+ years ago when our house was built.  I think the cost was about $4,500 which included a high/low vented glass fireplace screen, tile around the firebox and hearth, mantle and a shallow niche above the mantle.  I know the fan was optional and included in the total cost.

Neill

We later added a reversible ceiling fan to get heat moving closer to the living space in the winter.

 

[mwhafner]

Great project, and well executed.