After yet another fantasy quote, I've decided to also build in my fireplace insert myself. Just like almost everything on the house. With all the skilled people here on the forum, I thought I could surely get tips and advice on how it should be done.
This is how it looks:
Double-sided see-through fireplace on the second floor in a newly built wooden house with a fully insulated chimney through a finished shaft in minerit through the outer roof. The substrate is grooved chipboard with waterborne underfloor heating. Directly under these lies a hea250 beam so there's no problem with the load-bearing capacity of the floor. The masonry should be completely straight and smooth from floor to ceiling, and the entire encapsulation should be centered in a non-load-bearing interior wall. On one side, the masonry should join and align with the wall gypsum on both sides, and on the other side of the wall, the masonry protrudes about 300 mm from the wall. The air supply pipe comes up directly through the chipboard floor and should connect to the bottom of the insert. The distance between the floor and the underside of the insert is about 800mm. The ceiling height is 2.7m. I think I should use ytong to keep the weight down.
Can anyone help me with information about material choice, mortar, etc., construction solutions, or just general good and pleasant advice?
Thanks in advance,
This is how it looks:
Double-sided see-through fireplace on the second floor in a newly built wooden house with a fully insulated chimney through a finished shaft in minerit through the outer roof. The substrate is grooved chipboard with waterborne underfloor heating. Directly under these lies a hea250 beam so there's no problem with the load-bearing capacity of the floor. The masonry should be completely straight and smooth from floor to ceiling, and the entire encapsulation should be centered in a non-load-bearing interior wall. On one side, the masonry should join and align with the wall gypsum on both sides, and on the other side of the wall, the masonry protrudes about 300 mm from the wall. The air supply pipe comes up directly through the chipboard floor and should connect to the bottom of the insert. The distance between the floor and the underside of the insert is about 800mm. The ceiling height is 2.7m. I think I should use ytong to keep the weight down.
Can anyone help me with information about material choice, mortar, etc., construction solutions, or just general good and pleasant advice?
Thanks in advance,
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You have probably already thought about this, but the best thing you can do is contact the municipal chimney sweep who will inspect the work/stove when it is finished. He should be able to tell you how to proceed and what criteria apply to your particular stove.
Regards
M
Regards
M