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Plastic was put on the tapered area to keep motar off while proceeding through the roof.Īll the brick is done, acid washed, and sealed. This was done all the way to the top of the chimney outside above the roof.Īnother view, ready to go through the roof. This helps to speed up the heating of the flue to start the smoke draw. The rest of the outer bricks were brought up to the clay tile area and the first clay tile flue was set.įrom the bottom of the 12 inch x 12 inch flue up - insulation was put inside the gap between the outer bricks and the flue. Also there is a smoke shelf just above the top firebrick row across the back. You can see were the inside of the transition of the taper is plastered over with mortar to make smooth for the smoke. Tapering the sides inward so the 12"x12' flue will have a place to set. Starting the tapering of the inside of the chimney. The arch support on this one is temporary - it was removed so that there was no problem with different heat expansions between the metal and brick.īy this time I was getting pretty exited as to how it was looking. The opening is almost done(14" wide, 16-1/2 " tall, and 17-1/2" at the middle of the arch). The chimney opening is starting to take shape. Laying the brick up as the chimney is being done. These are as close as I could get - you may have to slightly change these measurements as needed. Measurements are approximate - I did not measure these during assembly - I triied to get them afterward the best a could. Also you can see were the back of the arch was filled with mortar and smoothed upward (as a fillet weld), this may not be necessary but I did it for extra support for the arch bricks.įire brick was used for the inside of the chimney area. This is a critical measurement as far as height, so that after everything is done your air intake pipe will fit into the bottom of your fire pot. I used a 6" galvanized pipe for a clearance hole for the 3" air intake pipe. The base below the chimney was filled with extra and broke blocks for filler and filled with cement. The brick work is done and ready for the chimney floor (will be the same level as the coal and firepot level). Laying the top row of red bricks for the (coal tray and firepot support - # 2 in the series of 3). Being the arch supports were made from mat'ls at hand I had to put a rod support on the back side to hold the arch from tipping inward during the brick installation. Each end has a 1"flat extension to set on the bricks. The arch support is made from 1/4" x 6" flat steel. This is the start of puting in the archways. The bricks are layed up to were the arches will set now. Concrete ties were used ( shaped in a U and inserted in the holes of the bricks and core filled) to help hold the border bricks to the rest of the main ones. The red half bricks for the borders are set out from the brown bricks by a 1/4" for a bolder look. The row next to his hand will be moved over toward him so the 2 bricks on top can be placed in between the 2 side rows so the width is 3 brown bricks an 2 red half bricks. This is the start of the lay out so the contractor can get a feel for what is wanted. The 24" dimension is the depth of the chimney from the firepot up,(again later pics will explain). All they are for is access to the ash dump and extra storage under the forge, so they do not need to be any place exactly. The 2 side arches are not dimesioned but as you will see in the following pics - you will understand how they are in relationship to the rest. These are the dimensions for the brick layout. In the backround is a couple pallets of bricks worth and this shows the future placement of brick forge. *******This is just my design and may not be the best way or the right way to build this.******* If I don't have a clear picture of something I will try to explain it as I go. These are the only pics I took during construction. I'm including a lot of pictures so that any cement contractor / or yourself can see how it's done and use their / your judgement as to any changes or modifications. Nowing that if you build a forge similar to this, you may be using mat'ls of different sizes and or re-design it to fit your needs.
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I will try to explain the best I can on how I built this forge. V1.0.Copyright 2002 - 2011 IFORGEIRON, All rights reserved