I’ve seen the plans and it does not look that difficult. Anyone have experience / advice to share?
Depending on your knowledge of firbrick, fireclay and the various refractory mortars you will use, it could be difficult. If you are interested in hiring and live near NYC, you could call Innovative chimney corp. They do great work. 1-866-899-8989. Good luck!
Is it hard to build a Rumford fireplace?
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September 25th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Depending on your knowledge of firbrick, fireclay and the various refractory mortars you will use, it could be difficult. If you are interested in hiring and live near NYC, you could call Innovative chimney corp. They do great work. 1-866-899-8989. Good luck!
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http://www.innovativechimneycorp.com
September 25th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Honestly Rumfords are not a DIY project. They jut into the room so they can distribute more heat, but this also makes them prone to smoke if you don’t get a strong draft going for them and that takes a solid chimney plan that will suck air at a fast rate. Then this draft rate causes a heating issue because of the amount of interior air is is vacuuming outside.
I know Rumford styles are marketed as energy efficient fireplaces but there is no such thing. Fireplaces are inefficient at heating compared to furnaces and power vent devices. Rumfords were cutting edge and efficient 200 years ago compared to traditional fireplaces but not compared to wood and gas sealed units of today.
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I have worked in the hearth industry for many years.