Hi, I'm not good with terms... but isn't it "cheaper" to hire a craftsman to build a nice masonry fireplace than to buy one in lacquered metal with a glass door for 15-20 lax?
I'm just considering what I "want" and what would fit best. I have a 2 meter wide wall in the middle of a living room that I want to do something nice with.
I'm just considering what I "want" and what would fit best. I have a 2 meter wide wall in the middle of a living room that I want to do something nice with.
Hmm, I can haggle better 
let's say. However, I don't see what's so hard about laying some bricks in a row and building upwards and smearing on some mortar... Maybe I'll have to do it myself instead.
Is there any article online somewhere about how to build one of these yourself?
let's say. However, I don't see what's so hard about laying some bricks in a row and building upwards and smearing on some mortar... Maybe I'll have to do it myself instead. Is there any article online somewhere about how to build one of these yourself?
Hello! We bought a wood stove called Maxette at Eldabutiken in Växjö. The work was supposed to cost 20,000, and sure there was work (mainly with the casting of the sill down into the crawl space), but it was certainly not difficult. Worth every öre to do it yourself! At least I thought so...
I have a concrete slab so no work there. I know the price for installation, etc., for a typically purchased wood stove, but I probably want a stove that is customized for my (our) home rather than the other way around.
Aha, a special one then... Of course, in that case, it might be worth bringing in a pro... However, I don't think it will be cheaper to hire a craftsman, rather the opposite - but it will probably be damn good!
Good luck!
Good luck!
I myself have a masonry fireplace clad in granite. With a masonry Isocern chimney. An insert stove is almost necessary, to achieve a decent efficiency. As an insert, I have a Vermont Castings insert (I don't think they're still available because the price was so high). The masonry is also done in such a way that it stores heat.Johnny Viking said:hmm, I can bargain better
Is there any article online somewhere about how to build one of these yourself?
Due to the high weight on a small area, the foundation is also reinforced and has an intake channel for cold air, for higher efficiency.
Besides the masonry work, which must be professionally done! For durability and stability. Carpentry is also required for fire rating.
And various inspections by the chimney sweep for approval.
If it's cheap and cost-comparable to a regular stove..........Forget it.
It costs to be on top.
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The father-in-law borrowed a book from the library on how to build fireplaces. Then he got started. He was in a heck of a mood all summer while he worked on it, mother-in-law reported . But it turned out to be a good-looking fireplace, and not particularly expensive either (bricks + mortar + cleaning doors in principle) ....
. But it turned out to be a good-looking fireplace, and not particularly expensive either (bricks + mortar + cleaning doors in principle) ....Badger, as you point out, it should be a good stove too...
Supply air ducts are planned in the groundwork. I just need to say where it will be placed so these air ducts can be laid. And if I manage to decide what to go with, we will reinforce the slab if necessary.
Otherwise, are there any sensible store-bought stoves beyond the typical and standard stoves you see advertised in house catalogs...?
Supply air ducts are planned in the groundwork. I just need to say where it will be placed so these air ducts can be laid. And if I manage to decide what to go with, we will reinforce the slab if necessary.
Otherwise, are there any sensible store-bought stoves beyond the typical and standard stoves you see advertised in house catalogs...?
Consider fire safety if you do it yourself.
It gets incredibly hot above the insert, you must have a substantial amount of stone/mortar as a buffer against the ceiling if you extend the fireplace all the way up there.
It gets incredibly hot above the insert, you must have a substantial amount of stone/mortar as a buffer against the ceiling if you extend the fireplace all the way up there.