Iron fireplace for your home or villa

installation There is a huge variety of fireplaces and stoves for private houses and villas, and their main feature is that they perfectly fit into any interior. But to acquire such a system will be a little expensive, so there is an idea to make an iron fireplace with your own hands. And in fact, this is an excellent idea, as it is quite simple and fast to make it, but how - we will tell you.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the device?

Metal fireplace has the following advantages with respect to other types of heating devices for cottages or a private house:

• high efficiency;
• is quite a small weight of the unit itself;
• there is no need for specific maintenance;
• easy installation;
• instant room heating;
• it can be installed in absolutely any room.

Important! Despite all the advantages that he receives from those who use a metal fireplace on wood, he has a number of drawbacks:

First, it's easy enough to burn this oven, because during use, the case is incredibly hot.

Secondly - this device is rapidly cooling down, which does not promote a uniform distribution of the heat given to them in the room.

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What kind of fuel can I use?

• For the heating of a country house or villa it is best to use the most ordinary dry wood. In this case, pay attention to the aspen.
• A special kind of metal aggregates is the furnace, which uses pellets as a source of thermal energy. These furnaces are loaded with pellets in the required amount, and the combustion intensity is adjusted automatically or with the help of a manual control unit.
• Similarly, some types of aggregates that are made of metal can work with gas. These devices are safer during heating, but they can not be made with their own hands.

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Materials that are needed to make a home-made stove or fireplace

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

• a sheet of metal whose thickness is 5 mm -to build a combustion chamber and a smoke channel;
• metal sheet 0,5 mm - for manufacturing of an ash pan;
• for chimneys - metal bends;
• stainless steel pipes to build a chimney duct;
• 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 furnace?

After you have prepared all the necessary materials, start designing 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 accelerate and simplify the installation of the heating system in the cottage or in a private house.

How to make a heating stove yourself?

Detailed instructions for constructing a wood firewood for a private house with own hand:

1. From 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. Place a sheet of metal on top of the frame.
3. Make a box of metal sheets, which will act as a firebox for firewood. A furnace for an iron fireplace should have double walls to improve the efficiency of the stove. Also divide into two parts its internal surface, and then establish заслонку.In the first of the compartments there will be a process of burning firewood, and in the second, respectively, the accumulation and discharge 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 to make the device of the chimney. You can build it from pipes. Dock them together with the use of sockets, and apply all the seams with a heat-resistant sealant.
6. To make a curved part, use a knee.
7. Attach the chimney to the wall using brackets and clamps. To ensure that the finished furnace has a high level of fire safety, carefully isolate the nodes of the passage of the chimney channel through the overlap. Basalt cardboard and glass wool will help you to do this.
8. Coat the wall surface, which is located behind the fireplace, with heat-resistant materials. Do the same operation with the floor near the heating device.
9. At the final stage, you can peel the oven.

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

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Finished metal furnaces

If you can not make a furnace for heating your own villa or house with your own hands, you can buy a ready-made device that has no less functionality and productivity during use. The most popular manufacturers who produce wood stoves for independent 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 classical style. Most units are equipped with glass doors. Fireplaces Boley can be lined with marble, granite, all kinds of metal compounds.
• Cheminees Philippe is a European manufacturer that manufactures fireplaces as the most simple, so interesting kind in the avant-garde style.
• Fugar - manufactures metal fireplaces and furnaces of average price policy. The most popular models are centrally located or hanging.
• Meta - have fairly democratic prices. The Meta furnaces are equipped with glass-ceramic doors, spacious furnaces, and special models - with a hob.

Important! Woodburning stoves made of metal are an excellent option for solving the problem of heating living quarters, even for some disadvantages.

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Features of the

The design of the furnace for the private is quite simple, therefore absolutely anyone who does not possess the skills of welding tasks will do everything with his own hands without much effort. The double walls of the device and the construction of the furnace allow one to receive heat by heating 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 a chimney:

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

Installation of a metal fireplace does not take you much time, and a beautifully inscribed interior element will delight not only the owner, but also will cause admiration of the guests. The crackling of firewood and the flashing of the flames will not leave anyone indifferent.