Do-it-yourself iron fireplace for your home or summer house

There is a huge variety of fireplaces and stoves for private homes and summer cottages, and their main feature is that they perfectly fit into any interior. But acquiring such a system will be somewhat expensive, so the idea is to make an iron fireplace with your own hands. And in fact, this is an excellent idea, since it is quite simple and quick to make it, and how exactly - we will tell you.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the device?

A metal fireplace has the following advantages in relation to other types of heating devices for a summer house or a private house:

• high coefficient of performance;
• quite a small weight of the unit itself;
• there is no need for specific service;
• ease of installation;
• instant heating of the room;
• It can be installed in absolutely any room.

Important! Despite all its advantages that one who uses a metal fireplace on wood gets, he has a number of disadvantages:

Firstly - it’s enough to burn yourself about this stove, because during use, the case is incredibly hot.

Secondly - this device cools down quite rapidly, which does not contribute to an even distribution of the heat it gives off in the room.

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What type of fuel can I use?

• For heating a country house or cottage, it is best to use the most ordinary dry firewood. In this case, pay attention to the aspen.
• A special type of metal aggregate is a furnace, which uses pellets as a source of thermal energy. These furnaces are loaded with pellets in the required quantity, and the combustion rate is automatically regulated or with the help of a manual control unit.
• Similarly, some types of aggregates that are made of metal can work using gas. These devices are safer during heating, but it is impossible to make them with your own hands.

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Materials that are needed to make a homemade stove or fireplace

In order to make an iron fireplace with your own hands for heating a summer house or a private house, you should use the following materials:

• a sheet of metal whose thickness is 5 mm - it will be needed in order to build a combustion chamber and a chimney;
• metal sheet 0.5 mm - for the manufacture of an ash pan;
• for chimney flue - metal elbows;
• stainless steel pipes to build a chimney;
• grate;
• reliable door for the combustion chamber;
• all kinds of fasteners;
• stand for the case - you can use slats and corners.

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How to make a fireplace with a cast iron firebox?

After you have prepared all the necessary materials, proceed to the design of the stove. It will be better if you draw up the drawings before the start of the assembly process with your own hands, which will greatly speed up and simplify the installation of the heating device in the country house or in a private house.

How to make a heating stove yourself?

Detailed instructions for the construction of a metal fireplace on wood for a private house with his own:

1. From the metal corners, build a rectangular frame on the legs, which will serve as the base for the heating unit itself. Then - securely attach it to the floor.
2. Lay a sheet of metal on top of the frame.
3. Make a box of metal sheets that will act as a firebox for firewood. The fireplace insert for an iron fireplace should have double walls in order to increase the efficiency of the stove. Also divide into two parts its inner surface, and then install the shutter. In the first of the compartments, the process of burning wood will take place, and in the second, respectively, the accumulation and removal of smoke.
4. Install the doors on the firebox, then install it on a previously prepared base.
5. When the furnace for the metal fireplace is completely ready, proceed with the manufacture of the chimney device. You can build it from pipes. Join them together with the use of bells, and grease all seams with heat-resistant sealant.
6. To make a curved part, use a knee.
7. Attach the chimney to the wall using brackets and clamps. In order for the finished stove to have a high level of fire safety, carefully isolate the nodes of the passage of the chimney channel through the ceiling. Basalt cardboard and glass wool will help you do this.
8. Cover the wall surface, which is located behind the fireplace, heat-resistant materials. Perform the same operation with the floor near the heating device.
9. At the final stage, you can veneer the stove.

Important! Homemade wood stoves must be placed in a place where you can ensure a constant flow of air. Also, you must ensure that there are no flammable materials around the heating unit.

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Finished metal furnaces

If you did not manage to make a stove for heating your own summer house or home with your own hands, get a ready-made device that has no less functionality and productivity during use. The most popular manufacturers who produce wood stoves for self-use:

• Traforart - fireplaces from this production are equipped with such elements that bring air from outside. They also have the function of secondary afterburning.
• Boley - produce models in both high-tech and classic designs. Most units are equipped with glass doors. Boley fireplaces can be faced with marble, granite, all kinds of metal compounds.
• Cheminees Philippe is a European manufacturer that makes fireplaces of the simplest, most interesting kind in the avant-garde style.
• Fugar - manufactures metal fireplaces and stoves of an average price policy. The most popular are models with a central location or suspended.
• Meta - have fairly affordable prices. Meta furnaces are equipped with glass-ceramic doors, spacious fire chambers, and special models with a hob.

Important! Wood-burning stoves made of metal are an excellent option for solving the problem of heating residential premises, despite even some disadvantages.

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Installation Features

The design of the furnace for a private is quite simple, so absolutely anyone who does not have welding skills will do everything with their own hands without special efforts. The double walls of the fixture and the design of the furnace allow you to receive heat by warming all the air that passes between the walls.

One of the most important stages of making a fireplace with your own hands is the installation and assembly of the chimney channel:

• To do this, you need to use stainless steel pipes and additional transitions, they are also elbows. This set of elements is the main component of the structure in order to divert combustion products.
• To fix elements among themselves, you can use mastic.
• Everything is done quite quickly and simply - grease one end of the pipe and insert into the next pipe.
• In the event that the pipe does not go straight up, you should use the transitions.
• To attach the pipe to the wall surface, use the special brackets.
• Isolate the passageway through the attic with mineral wool, which you must wrap around the chimney and fix it with an ordinary wire. From above put on a metal casing, the cut of which can be easily found on the Internet.

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Stock footage

Installing a metal fireplace will not take you much time, and a beautifully inscribed element of the interior will please not only the owner, but also will delight the guests. Cracking firewood and flashing tongues of flame will not leave anyone indifferent.