EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
If I understand this correctly, you want a traditional, open fireplace added to your log cabin?
One of the biggest issues with this is what it will weigh and having a footing under it that can handle the weight.
If you go with faux stone, and a double wall stainless chimney, you can probably get by with an existing concrete foundation. This means boxing in the chimney and covering it in wood or Hardie. Or you have an exposed chimney pipe.
Will the fireplace be inside the room, or outside the house with a hole cut in the wall?
I would be very hesitant on a metal kit for something like this. The ones that I've seen are pretty thin and appear to be something that wont last very long.
I've seen a couple of precast concrete fireplaces that looked like they would last forever. You just stack each piece on top of each other. Then you cover the concrete with manufactured stone. I've never done it, but it looked simple enough when looking at it.
I have a wood stove for heat, but I want a traditional looking rock fireplace because I really like how they make a room look. My plan is to frame out the corner of the room in lumber, buy a wood insert with a big glass door and then run stainless steel pipe up through the roof. The fireplace and chimney will be covered in manufactured stone inside the room, and the pipe would be exposed when it goes through the roof. This makes it a very simple DIY project that I can easily do on my own.
One of the biggest issues with this is what it will weigh and having a footing under it that can handle the weight.
If you go with faux stone, and a double wall stainless chimney, you can probably get by with an existing concrete foundation. This means boxing in the chimney and covering it in wood or Hardie. Or you have an exposed chimney pipe.
Will the fireplace be inside the room, or outside the house with a hole cut in the wall?
I would be very hesitant on a metal kit for something like this. The ones that I've seen are pretty thin and appear to be something that wont last very long.
I've seen a couple of precast concrete fireplaces that looked like they would last forever. You just stack each piece on top of each other. Then you cover the concrete with manufactured stone. I've never done it, but it looked simple enough when looking at it.
I have a wood stove for heat, but I want a traditional looking rock fireplace because I really like how they make a room look. My plan is to frame out the corner of the room in lumber, buy a wood insert with a big glass door and then run stainless steel pipe up through the roof. The fireplace and chimney will be covered in manufactured stone inside the room, and the pipe would be exposed when it goes through the roof. This makes it a very simple DIY project that I can easily do on my own.