Peter Grimm And Washington, Dc And Realtor

Overview before the start of construction:
First and foremost, we removed the stones which formed the floor of the fireplace and were broken in order to run a mini-concrete slab armed ensure stability of the stove.
Then we had our fireplace that tuberculosis is an old stone chimney wide (rectangular exit 60 * 120cm, height 10m) and not necessarily sealed the floors ...! For this operation, it took up to the roof and re-cement the whole chimney cap.

Preliminary tests:
We have made these few preliminary tests that we have a little reassurance about the feasibility of things, and especially the ability to read and adapt the plan with respect to As Construction ...

insulation from the bottom of the chimney
We isolated the bottom of the chimney with panels Firerock (wool + aluminum), both to protect the bottom heat (coated stones earth / straw) and allow for better heat recovery in the room.

molding elements:
We also had various molding elements: lintel above the ashtray lintel above the fire door, the lintel above the flue outlet and plate to close the top of the post-combustion chamber. We built soaps wooden molds and then cast in refractory concrete. The refractory concrete has been achieved based Lafarge cement melted, vermiculite Vermex (replacing sand) and pozzolan (found easily in the garden to replace gravel).
Finally, we have to soak the bricks (A few minutes at least) before you start the refractory cement mortar (cement-based Lafarge melted and vermiculite Vermex).