Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 02, 2015 10:08 am Has anyone put a open wood fireplace in the house they built? What were the costs like? Was it a hard thing to add into the build? We will have ducted gas heating but like the idea of having an open wood fire place in one of our lounges. Re: Open wood fireplace 2Aug 02, 2015 5:08 pm A traditional open fire leaks a lot of heat up the chimney. Today's wood heaters must comply with Australian Standards for emissions and safety. Therefore most Australian wood fires consist of a manufactured steel box that may be free standing or built into a fireplace. These heaters include a damper to prevent heat loss from the room when the heater is not in use and steel baffles to capture as much heat as possible before it goes p the flue. They are connected to a double of triple skinned steel flue to ensure fumes do not find their way into the house and to protect roof timbers from catching alight. There is a wood heater called "Firefox" that can be operated as on open fire but this mode of operation would require ember screens to be in place. Re: Open wood fireplace 3Aug 02, 2015 7:37 pm The house we are building is a steel framed one and the purpose of the fireplace wouldn't be for heating but rather atmosphere and cooking marshmallows etc Re: Open wood fireplace 4Feb 17, 2016 9:37 am Actually I built a proper functioning fireplace, they are pretty easy to build if you have the proper details. On a steel framed house (I assume raft/flat slab?) did you make provisions for the mass concrete pad footings required to support the weight? Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Open wood fireplace 5Feb 17, 2016 1:23 pm We decided we couldn't afford the cost at this time, maybe in the future if we really feel the need. Hi all, My first post, we are building a house and can’t decide the layout of the lounge room. We have a large N/W facing window and are wanting to have a wood slow… 0 13719 No the fireplace doesn’t work. It’s been enclosed. I’m not sure what was removed, as it was done quite some time ago - well before what I can see with photos online… 2 11569 I would probably render it and then paint it as per your other advice, or gyrpock over the top. 1 3321 |