STONE FIREPLACE (Part 1) Mike Haduck
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2012
- ( Part 1 of 2 ) Mike Haduck shows his style of building a stone fireplace, beginning to end. All my videos are my ways and ideas and I always suggest when someone is building to ask outside professional help..
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I used basic fiberglass insulation. I recomend always to consult professional opinion when you are doing your own work especially on fireplaces. thanks for the comment. Mike
Nice video Mike. I like how you plan and lay everything out that way there's no issues. Excellent work.
Thanks, Matt
Thanks Matt, mike
Pleasure to watch Mike... I'm late to the party again.. this is about 5years old.. Still great.. Regards Rich
Thanks Rich, mike
Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏.
Thanks, mike
Nice work! My dad was a stone mason for over 50 years. He taught my brother and I. I built fireplaces just the way you describe in your video. I have been a union carpenter for almost 10 years, but lately am feelin a call to do masonry again.
Hi Derek, not many masons left, everything is changing, Mike
I love this fireplace, great job on this!
thanks, I appreciate it, ,mike
Love your brother. I am learning a lot from your videos.
Thanks Odom. I appreciate it, Mike
thanks for the comment, God bless mike
Yea I worked for a mason for a few years at Lake Tahoe. Jack Emerson well know mason truely legendary for almost 50 years making homes,water tables,walls and fireplaces all out of rock. Whats funny is he had the same mental attitude like you my friend. Real hard work but really good pay. I tell my friends "somebody has to do it". Amen to that !
I should say anywhere between 900 to 1500 depending. on what your using It ts the time and effort running around to quarrys, stoneyards, and supply houses that cost. If you noticed I have no employees and the owners have already done that. and many of the owners actually are the hands on labor..I just showed up and did the work.. thanks. Mike
Interesting video! some places masons build the smoke chamber too, then the opening distance is critical and the lung wideness too. The one I build had to pass over a dome, so was high (higher the better it catch more wind). I remember a pigeon fall, unfortunately, inside and had to wing all the way up!
Superstructure Naval Term great vids Mike
Thanks Leo, mike
It is impossible to say what to do over the internet. but my opinion is all fireplaces are the same. and you just build them as you go. depending on how big the firebox is will determine how big the flue and damper is Then the hinges for cooking will be on the side to swing the pots in and out. like the dennision house. I tell folks show me what you want and then I just copy it. I don't really get calls to build fireplaces any more. getting to be a rare thing. thanks for the comment. mike
Typical reply from a contractor that doesnt care if the house burns down in the next few years. The throat has to be separate by at least 1/2: from the chimney block & the best way is to insulate w rockwool that wouldnt melt until a fire goes up to 2300 degs.Outside wall is the worst place for a chimney..the fire wouldve to be going for an hour before it would draw well/outside temps just chill it so creosote can form there
Hello Mike. I am kicking back lately and watching lots of your vids. I think stone work is your strong point and I totally respect your knowledge with it! I also agree with matching stone heights on openings. Doesn't pull your eye to either side. This one turned out nice!
Thanks, Mike
Ok
This is awesome
Thanks Nathan, Mike
Mike, I subscribed and added your channel to my preferred links list, your and inspiration and I've learned a lot from you, hope you hit a million subs soon!! All the best keep those videos coming.
Thanks, I appreciate it, mike
Nice work sir.
thanks Bob, mike
What kind of insulation do you use on the angle iron?
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I want to build an open hearth fireplace for my house so I can do open hearth cooking. How much modification would it take in your project here to create a fireplace large enough for hearth cooking? Any plans to construct an 18th century style fireplace and place the project on UA-cam? Again, thank you for sharing your expertise.
The big rock in the center is called a "keystone". That tends too crack if not properly placed right with the rock type fire box opening. This all important rock needs to be well placed with the others on the ground for perfect size fitting with the others along the opening; that is if your using real rock.
The other tool he is using to fill in the gap with cement on the brick is called a "striker". Before hiring a mason make sure you see his work or recommendations of other customers.
The only reason i would use a damper on an outdoor fireplace is it would cut out a few steps in choking down from the box to the chimney, also you don't really need mortar in the bed of firebrick. The good thing about outdoor fireplaces is that they will draw and there isn't any back pressure so no matter how you build them, they draw fine, and not a big deal if they don't always draw the smoke up the chimney, your outside what's it going to hurt, heat rises so as long as the chimney is over the box, it will properly draw.
Hi Cary, I will agree with that, thanks, mike
@@MikeHaduck It looks very nice, the customer will enjoy this very much.
I think he put in a damper since the fireplace had a roof over it.
Mike, nice work. What is overall dimension of your footer. Also what is your fire block dimension. I am planning something similar but will use matching wall stones to surround and then make an arch. Thanks again, Tony
Tony T I don't remember exactly but every one is different , it all depends on the flue size, etc. etc, and everyone will say something different. thanks mike
Great videos! Have you ever made a Rumford fireplace? I am building a log cabin and would like to have a fireplace that reflects more heat. I'm not going to cook over it so i dont need a deep firebox and let the heat go up the chimney.
Hi Lowell, there is too much liability anymore in masonry fireplaces, everthing has gone to metal, thanks mike
hard to say unless I seen it. but I remember in the old days where we never used fireclay only Portland on everything. and I never seen a problem. thanks. mike
Hey mike if you were finishing this outside with round rock would you fill all spaces between rock and fire brick with Portland??
Hi Craig, with stone fireplaces your between a rock and a hard place, when fires are built too hot it usually cracks the masonry, I like to keep things solid other masons disagree, I hope it helps, Mike
How much was the materials
Mike, if the firebox used Red Clay bricks instead of the Firebrick you used in the video, would you still lay the base with Portland and then fill joints with fire-clay?
Regular brick won't last very long at all. They can't take the heat
MMGJ09 as you can see my question was asked 6 years ago and the fireplace has been in use weekly all these years. Not a single crack or any signs of deterioration...... I respectfully disagree.
Hey Mike, I have an outdoor fireplace that needs to pointed in the fire box. The mortar joints unfortunately are around 1/2". What you recommend for a mortar mix. I already pointed it last year and used the recommended mix by my supplier, it failed. Can you please help?? ThanksMike K.
+Mike Kobylanski I used 2 sand to 1 Portland, some folks say no, but it works for me, or some say fireclay. the big deal is not to let the weather get to it. everybody got a different opinion,thanks mike
What is the reason to lay the bottom fire bricks in just Portland and not the fire mortar
Hi Anthony, Portland last , they want you to use clay but I don’t agree, fires in that type of fireplace has to be brought up slow anyway, thanks, Mike
great video, i just watched another video before yours, the last guy says brick is NEVER to be laid sideways like TILE, brick should be laid stacked like brick is supposed to be. I guess two different schools of thought.
Hi Keith, the old castles never even used brick and they have been there Sense before Columbus discovered america, to each his own, thanks mike
hi mike. could i ask where i could purchase the same Fire Damper you are using? thanks
Hi alex, usually a brick or masonry supply yard, maybe on line now. Thanks mike
could have spent a lot more time and owners money to make it perfect. and after first fire nobody ever see it.amen thanks mike
Hi Mike. What kind of mortar would you use to reattach some bricks to a fireplace surround? I removed the top 3 corbeled courses and want to put them back flush with the lower courses. Thanks. Really enjoy your videos!
Hi Darrin, I can not say what to use over the internet unless I was there to see it, every video I use I show what I used for that job, and color is always an issue, check my video on how I match cement colors, that might help, thanks mike
Hey mike have you ever built a pizza oven ? If so is any different than the fireplace ?
Hi George, I have not, not much call for it in our area, thanks mike
Anyone know of any videos out there showing how to construct a stone fireplace WITHOUT block or a kit?
I do not know, but thanks, mike
Hey Mike do Masons have a license or certification that they have to get and did you ever get yours?
Not that I know anything ( I am just me ),,,All I can say is a lot a inspectors, architects and engineers have asked me for my opinion over the years and to me, test and license in PA has only showed me that it is a way to keep competition from inside their, city or municipality, when I complain and ask to see records they seem never to bother me again, (If you know what I mean), I would see how much experience someone has and what they have done before you hire them, and ask the building inspector for a written report,,,,I hope that helps, thanks mike
What kind of rocks were they using in the old days?I mean a hundred or two hundred years ago they didn't have fire bricks so the masons had the knowledge of the different types of rocks to withstand the intense heat of a fireplace.Is this a knowledge that is still passed on by masons or is this something of the past?
all I could say is nobody uses bricks or stones anymore everything has gone to metal, mostly stainless steel. I don't think there is inspector who would know how to inspect an old school fireplace, just the way things are, thanks mike.
they didn't have firebrick? lol are you serious? of course ancient humans knew of firebricks, after all the only thing that separates potting clay from fireblock is the presence of silica / sand in the firebricks. we mastered the art of clay many many years ago
Most houses burned down at some point.
Please show me .. I'm constantly put down by everyone telling me it's impossible
Hi Lenasia, I do my best, thanks Mike
DO NOT USE BLOCK IN A FIREPLACE WILL CRACK UNDER EXTREME HEAT USE FILL BRICK AND IN FIREBOX USE FIREBRICK ONLY
Hi caveman, I did a video on Conway castle, that is really the only fireplaces that last, 700 years, but Brick,block etc, never last no matter, Now it is all gone, stainless steel is in,. Us old guys see its demise, I am sure you will agree, Thanks for the comment Mike
He only used it at right above the footer and barely any heat will go downward, especially with a layer of mortar and firebrick protecting it, not to mention the ash which will insulate it before the fire gets that hot in the first place.
Why didn't you just butter your firebricks before putting them in? Instead of using a jointer tool to push all the heat resistant mortar into the joints?
Hi Art, I don't remember, whatever worked at the time, thanks mike
You keep using the word “cement” ?? Are you actually mixing Portland cement & water?
Are you mixing sand, Portland and water? Is there any lime in the mix? Terminology is important.
Hi Lar, around these parts it is a general term. anything that hardens to keep masonry together, other areas say different, usually a job like that I mix portland with mortar, thanks mike
You're doing it wrong!.. (kidding!.. Just being the typical UA-cam commentary)
thanks shaun, I appreciate it. mike
Shaun Raimbault Great point!!!
But he is indeed... i could elaborate A LOT....
the back ought to be leaning forward for a small example
Waste of time
I hate firebrick, I think it is ugly.
Thanks. Mike