Fireplace design

9 years ago

I would like to add a hearth and possibly ship lap. the Saltillo tile will be getting removed and the other tile can be covered up I would like to add some character to this fireplace.

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Fireplace by Maxwell

9 years ago

Hi Laura,

Can you dig up the manual for your fireplace or find it on line via the manufacturer's site? You will need to see what they allow around the fireplace area wall with regards to any wood or combustible products.

You are right in thinking to replace the hearth tile with another tile product as you will need to use non combustible surfaces for that area. A fireplace
needs to have a non-combustible hearth especially if it is sitting
directly on it like the one in your photo.

If you want to bring the shiplap look right up to the fireplace opening then your best bet is to find non-combustible version of shiplap, perhaps in a
porcelain, formed concrete or stone composite material.

If the fireplace is older, you can look at replacing it with a product that uses heat management or Heat Shift to give you a cool wall that will allow for combustible finishes to come up right around the fireplace trim.

Here is a photo from Valor Fireplaces using their Heatshift system with a Linear L3, no mantel and a TV right above the fireplace.

Just remember that concrete board and other noncombustible building materials will be required underneath the finishes. Lots of information on line for your contractor to follow once you select a fireplace.

Hope this helps and good luck! Martes at Maxwell.

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calidesign
9 years ago
I would decide what you are doing with your floors first, especially if you are re-tiling the saltillo part instead of continuing your hardwood.
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barlett
Original Author
9 years ago
I will using Easton natural wood like planked tile throughout the house. It is what is laid in the sunken areas. After the Saltillo is removed I will continue with the Easton natural.
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Brian Gannon
9 years ago
Hat to tell you but the sheetrock and wood framing might not be up to code if that is wood burning.
calidesign
9 years ago
Maybe you could continue the wood look tile onto the hearth. It would blend away, and give you more options for the fireplace itself. Or find a simple tile the dark expresso color of your wood beams. Due to the off center nature of the fireplace, I would skip a mantle, and put one interesting surface all the way up to the ceiling - maybe a textured tile of some sort that would add character without looking too busy.
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Omega Stone Mantels
9 years ago
acm
9 years ago
I'm not sure I'd try a bunch of finishes here -- you have a very busy space, with three or four planes, architecturally, plus built-in log storage and bookcase, and hallway doors visible nearby, and beams, and a pony wall, and.... I just wouldn't subdivide the visual space any further. Calm it down. A nice painting over the fireplace and reassess. Second choice: continue floor tile onto hearth and up the front of the fireplace wall (including over the top of the bookcase) -- at least it would be continuous with something.
Lana Konrad
9 years ago
I want to add a fixed glass panel to the back of my brick fireplace so I can view from the exterior patio. Is it possible to do this to an existing pre-fab fireplace unit that is bricked?
acm
9 years ago
doubt it. the chimney is held up by the brick below unless it's built to have openings on both sides.