Long since the fireplace was considered the most practical and beautiful means for heating the room. With him in the house there is an incredible feeling of warmth, comfort and coziness. For sure, everyone dreams of such a luxurious and unusual home hearth.
The most famous and simple in the construction is a fireplace made of bricks. Thanks to modern technologies, the brick is produced in various forms and textures, which allows implementing the most original ideas.
Fireplaces made of bricks for houses and villas
By itself, the design of the fireplace is quite simple. Its main element is the furnace, it can be closed or open, and laid out of a special refractory brick. The very process of construction does not require special knowledge, anyone who has anything to do with construction will be able to build a fireplace from the brick for the house.
As for the location of the hearth, much depends on the area of the room. If you decide to build a fireplace in a spacious living room, the ideal place will be the center of the inner wall of the house. If the room is small in size, it is better to build a fireplace in a corner, between the outer walls of the house.
The most interesting stage in the construction of a fireplace made of bricks is the lining, it gives the design an original design that emphasizes the overall style of the interior. There are many ways of laying out a brick, for example, rows are laid out, for example, with a Christmas tree, obliquely or evenly, using different combinations, bricks of different colors, all sorts of natural and artificial decorative stones.
In addition to the fact that the brick fireplace, being a real work of art, adorns the house, it is able for quite a long time to keep the heat and regulate the flow of air in the room.
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Corner fireplaces made of bricks
If you can not boast of spacious rooms in your house or cottage, then the ideal option for you will be a corner fireplace made of bricks. As is clear from the title, such a focus is located in the corner between two walls. This is a very convenient option, it allows you to save space, serves as an excellent decoration and a means of heating the room.
In the laying of the corner brick fireplace, red brick is mainly used, it has a higher heat output, the furnace, as in a conventional wood-burning fireplace, is laid out with refractory chamotte bricks.
For facing, you can use ceramic tile or natural and artificial stones. And to finally assure the erection of a brick corner fireplace, you can install a wood-burning stall in which the logs will be stored.
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Fireplace brazier made of bricks
The most precious decoration of the courtyard of a private house and villa is a fireplace-barbecue made of bricks. This building is to the liking of lovers to prepare aromatic and tasty food in the fresh air.
There is a fireplace-barbecue made of red brick, which withstands aggressive temperature conditions. Various types of natural and artificial stones, as well as elements of forging, are also used for facing.
The fireplace-barbecue made of bricks has one common chimney and two hearths located on opposite sides, that is, there are two separate zones. The first is the zone for cooking, there is a cast-iron lattice, a grill, a spit and a pan. The second zone is a heating decorative fireplace.
To build a fireplace-barbecue from brick, it is very important to choose the right location. It should take into account the direction of the wind, the features of the landscape, the location of fire-dangerous wooden structures. And at the same time, the hearth should not be far from the rest zone, so that food does not have to be carried far to the table.
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