Cast Iron Fireplace Insert Installation

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Cast iron fireplace insert installation. Mark the centre of the chimney breast on the wall. Cast inserts tiled inserts tiled fronts for use with solid fuel grates and gazco gas fires pm1366 issue 2 april 2017 instructions for use installation classic fireplaces important the outer casing and front panel become extremely hot during operation and will result in serious injury and burns if touched. Some cast iron fireplaces especially smaller ones are one piece i e. Their beautiful free standing gas stoves are made of cast iron and available in painted matte black or several enamel colors.

Hearthstone makes free standing gas stoves gas inserts and gas fireplaces. Most have holes below the mantelpiece that will enable you to easily attach it to the wall attach the surround to the wall the easiest way is to use four fixing plates screwed to the back of the surround and then onto the wall. Sit the fireplace surround against the wall so it is flat at the outer legs measure the distance from the wall for the rebate of the mantel this will then determine how far the cast sits off the wall. To fit a cast iron fireplace insert and a wooden mantel.

Ensuring that every fireplace could be fitted centrally was not always a priority for house builders. They also offer modern wall hanging gas fireplaces and a modern gas fireplace insert. Wood burning inserts however are made of steel or cast iron which forms a fireproof container in which the fire can burn. Standard 150 cfm variable speed blower quickly moves heat from the insert into your room.

Wooden mantels must be fitted on dry plaster. Look at the back of the combination fireplace measure the outer area of the cast iron fire back mark out this area with a pencil on to your chimney wall from the top of were the hearth will be fixed into place now remove the brick work from the marked out area to the right depth for your combination to fit into you will have to insert a. This allows only minimal smoke to escape plus the special two pipe ventilation system means air is also drawn in from outdoors rather than in. Our guide to fitting a cast insert with a wooden mantel is on our vicfires website.

The surround should attach to the insert i believe you will need to insert the surround before the fireplace there should be a lip that sits behind the fireplace. My parents have a cast iron stove which doesn t appear to be the same thing you have that was bolted to the floor through a rather thick piece of slate 1 5.