Dancing flames, people will never tire of admiring ever. The fire evokes in us the same feelings that once called in the ancestors who spent the evenings by the fire. Wood burning fireplaces are an excellent analogue of that hearth. And although for the owners of apartments his device is practically impracticable, for the owners of country houses and villas it is quite accessible.
Features of the design of a wood fireplace for summer residence
In fact, a wood-burning fireplace is an open-hearth furnace. Heating of the room is carried out by radiation of radiant heat energy, and most of the thermal energy (80-90%) goes into the pipe. It is clear that using a fireplace for heating will not work, but to create a pleasant home atmosphere quite fit.
The fireman of the fireplace should be large enough, but not too deep, and its fences should expand as far as possible in the direction of the room. This will allow you to get the maximum heat output from the fireplace.
In the internal niche, where the firebox is joined to the chimney, there must be a protective threshold of a special knee-shaped form. This is necessary to avoid the risk of sparks. The width of this threshold should strictly correspond to the dimensions of the chimney, and its design should be exceptionally horizontal, it should not narrow the chimney pipe.
The presence of a settling tank or hood, serving as a place for accumulating carbon monoxide smoke, allows installing the simplest cast iron models of fireplaces by mounting fuel cassettes.
To remove ash, the fireplace must be equipped with a grate, as well as a ash pan. And for sufficient intake of air into the combustion chamber, the hearth should be equipped with a blower. And for comfortable use of the fireplace, do not forget to buy a basket for firewood and a special set of tools for the fireplace.
Types of wood fireplaces for a country house
Fireplaces on firewood differ in the place of installation in the room, the kind of firebox, the material of manufacture and architectural design. By the style of such fireplaces can be classic, in the style of modern, country or hi-tech.
By type of firebox, all wood fireplaces are:
- closed (buried);
- half-open;
- open (with a circular view).
Closed fireplaces are installed in the main wall or in the corner of the room. They are laid out in the process of building a house. The back wall of such a fireplace is in the same plane with the wall, and the side portals can be located at a right angle to the wall or be slightly deployed to increase heat transfer.
Wood semi-open fireplaces are attached to one of the walls of the room. Unlike the closed one, it partially or completely lacks one or two side walls, so that the fire opens up more to the eye.
Open wood fireplaces are often suspended or on small supports. Install them in the center of the room, and the radiation spreads in all directions. Such a design can become an original decoration of the room, but for the removal of smoke requires the presence of a special smoke chamber - the so-called "umbrella".
At the location of wood fireplaces are:
- Wall (straight);
- island;
- angular.
A distinctive feature of the angular wood fireplace is that behind the wall of its firebox there is always space, and it must be filled with broken brick, sand or brickwork. And for a more decorative look, the void between the side walls of the fireplace and the walls of the house is covered with a decorative wall made of bricks or other refractory material.
According to the material of manufacture, all wood fireplaces can be divided into those that are laid out of bricks, and those that are made of cast iron. The latter are especially popular today.
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