Cast Iron Fireplace Insert Installation

Shop stoves and fireplaces inserts at vermont castings beautiful hearth products with iconic style and superior heating efficiency.

Cast iron fireplace insert installation.

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. They also offer modern wall hanging gas fireplaces and a modern gas fireplace insert. Wooden mantels must be fitted on dry plaster. Our guide to fitting a cast insert with a wooden mantel is on our vicfires website.

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. Choose from several sizes of surround panel kits to match your opening size 1 required choose between a steel or cast iron warming top 1 required. 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. To fit a cast iron fireplace insert and a wooden mantel.

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. Wood burning inserts however are made of steel or cast iron which forms a fireproof container in which the fire can burn. 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. Standard 150 cfm variable speed blower quickly moves heat from the insert into your room.

Hearthstone makes free standing gas stoves gas inserts and gas fireplaces. Optional decorative door trim in brushed nickel or nickel allow customization to your style. Ensuring that every fireplace could be fitted centrally was not always a priority for house builders. Surround and insert combined.

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. Their beautiful free standing gas stoves are made of cast iron and available in painted matte black or several enamel colors.