Dreaming of having a “live” fire in the fireplace at home every year becomes all more, but, unfortunately, you can’t put a stone fireplace in standard apartments.
Do-it-yourself ready-made bio-fireplace for an apartment
The electric option is good, but electricity costs now not cheap, and the air from it becomes drier. But you can always find a way out — for any premises fit biofireplace.
This accessory bears coziness and comfortable feelings, but even the smallest models of such fireplaces are quite expensive. But if there is a great desire to have such a thing, biofireplaces it is quite possible to do it for an apartment with your own hands. Since this element of the interior can have various shapes, a lot will depend on your imagination. Naturally, you need to make an effort and add a little skill to it.
Biofireplace consists of several standard parts — this is a block for fuel and a decorative frame for an accessory. A simple fireplace device allows you to assemble it quickly enough if all the materials are prepared in advance.
sketch and drawing
Of course, you need to start work with a sketch of the future work. It is first sketched with a pencil in order to clearly see what you would would like to see in his home. When the sketch is done, it will be possible to visually assess your capabilities and strengths.
Further should make a detailed drawing future fireplace with all sizes.According to this plan, it will be easy to navigate in the manufacture of all parts and in the final assembly. About, the diagram might look like this.
One of the variants of the scheme-drawing
materials
- The main element for a fireplace is the fuel block. What shape it will be depends on the chosen design. biofireplace. It can be a hermetically sealed stainless steel box with a narrow slot for the flame to exit and fill the fireplace with biofuel. Metall dlI her manufacturing must be chosen with a thickness of at least two millimeters. Such capacity can be purchased ready-made or made to order.
One of the main elements is the fuel block
If you dreamed of a small desktop accessory, then for a fuel tank it is quite fit small mug with stainless steel mesh. The grid works as a divider and a barrier to open fuel, through her easy to add flammable liquid and light a fire.
Cup fit and for a larger fireplace, if you install several of them, and create not one, but two or three separate torches in one composition. If there is a pen on the mug, her must be carefully removed (cut off), without damaging the surface containers, since it will contain fuel, and it should not have extraneous holes.
The fuel block can be made even from an ordinary mug
The fuel block must be installed in capacity bigger size, also made of metal.
- Important in the manufacture of the fireplace will be its decorative design. — because you want it to look aesthetically pleasing and decorate the room with its appearance, and Maybe, even became her central accessory.
To make a frame, you need to find a fire-resistant material.Most often, fire-resistant glass is chosen, which will protect the fire, withstand high temperatures, and at the same time — will allow you to enjoy the beauty of the flames. On the panel around the fire, multi-colored or plain stones, neatly laid out and glued or poured randomly, will look great.
Sea pebbles - great decor for a fireplace
- Biofireplace usually placed on a cabinet, a small table or a special decorative stand.
Collecting biofireplace
Option one
An easy-to-make version of a biofireplace
Such a floor fireplace is quite affordable for assembly in the presence of the following materials:
1. For the base of the fireplace, you need heat-resistant drywall, a metal profile or a wooden beam 5 × 3 cm, self-tapping screws for assembly.
- The fuel block with a valve, a support under it from metal.
- Fire-resistant glass of the right size for two walls.
- 8 pcs. bolts, washers and thin soft washers;
- 4 things. rubber pads and metal feet;
- Black flame retardant paint or special material to decorate the panel around the fuel block.
2. The base is going first — panel where the firebox will be installed. For this, relying on drawing, a rectangular frame is assembled from a metal profile or a wooden beam, along the length of which two pieces of the profile are fixed inside. They should be located the width of the size of the firebox that will be installed between them, in the middle of the panel.
3. Further the side parts of the frame are sheathed with plasterboard, the lower remains open. A slot is made in the upper drywall panel for installing a firebox. Then the upper part of the panel is screwed, the edges are cleaned and processed putty.
4. After putty dry, drywall can be painted fire resistant paint or paste fire resistant thin material.
5. Further on glass mark out and drill eight holes to match the size of the bolts. Through them, the glass walls will be fixed to the manufactured panel. It is very difficult to drill holes in glass without damaging it, so it is better to turn to the master who will make them special tool.
The first figure clearly shows the location of the glass in relation to the panel and arranged in German holes.
1. Bottom panel - fuel tank stand
2. Fire-resistant glass.
6. A place is marked on the panel where the glass will be fixed and holes of the required size are drilled. Bolts with thin soft pads put on them are pushed through them and fixed with washers from the inside of the frame. All this must be done very carefully to prevent cracking of the glass.
6. Bolts
7. Rubber gasket and washer
7. The next step is to attach special legs to the bottom of the glass walls. They can be made from plastic or metal. They are put on rubber pads.
8. Leg and rubber pad
8. Leg and rubber pad.
8. Further the structure is turned over, put on legs, and a metal capacity under the firebox, and in her install a fuel block with a valve.
3. Fuel tank
4. Metal container installed under the tank
5. Gate valve.
- fuel block
- metal capacityinstalled under block
- Gate valve.
When the whole structure is assembled, if desired you can decorate the plane around the fuel tank with beautiful stones.
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There are a lot of design options for biofireplaces. Having considered one of them, you can turn to another, no less interesting instance.
Another interesting option
materials
For the manufacture of this fireplace, several other materials are needed, the list of which includes:
- It is better to take fire-resistant glass, but if the fire is not too intense, ordinary window glass of the required size can also be used.
You will need heat-resistant glass cut to size
- Wooden or metal square flowerpot or materials for its manufacture.
The base is a flowerpot for a fireplace
- Metal mesh, which can be purchased by the meter at a hardware store, especially her very little is needed. Her the size will depend on the size of the flowerpot-stand;
metal mesh
- Silicone — this is a material that is even used for gluing aquariums, so it reliably hold glass together biofireplace.
- Beautiful sea stones of any color, you will need enough of them to close the perimeter of the flowerpot surface;
- Wick for burning from a lace.
- Fuel tank, consisting of two metal containers, height by 2—3 cm lower than the height of the flowerpot, in which the it will be installed in the middle. Capacities should be of such dimensions that one of them easily fits into the other. If the flowerpot is made of wood, then for safety you need a fuel capacity wrap flame retardant isover.
- If the materials and components are prepared, you can begin to manufacture glass walls. If you decide to make a flowerpot yourself, you need to start with it, since the rest of the design will be based on its dimensions.
1. We make glass walls on the finished flowerpot.To do this, we coat the glass prepared in size with silicone and connect it at the corners. The work must be done very carefully, slowly, with the obligatory time delay to allow the sealant to adhere well to the side surfaces.
Glued glass frame
When the silicone is dryabout, it will take a day) its excess is cut off with a knife.
2. A metal glass is installed in the middle of the flowerpot. It is better to fix it at the bottom with the same silicone. Installed in it is a metal a smaller glass and will serve as a fuel tank. It is covered with a metal mesh through which the wick is passed. The bottom of the wick will be in the fuel tank.
3. Further, focusing on the size of the upper part of the flowerpot, a metal mesh is cut out and fixed on top. It can even be laid in two layers.
4. From above, the entire grid must be covered with decorative stones, between which there will be a wick. Stones not only decorate biofireplace, but they will evenly distribute the temperature over the metal mesh.
We decorate the biofireplace with stones
5. After that, glass walls can be installed on top of the flowerpot, on the grid. Biofireplace can be considered ready, and you can start testing it. To do this, bring a thin sliver to the wick — and the fire will please you with its play of the tongue of flame.
You can ignite!
Watch the video attached to the article. Perhaps, the products presented in it will seem overly complicated to someone, but for an experienced home craftsman, it will not be difficult to make such bio-fireplaces for an apartment with your own hands:
Fuel
Biofireplace heated biethanol. This type of fuel is environmentally friendly. It does not burn gives unpleasant smell, does not smoke and does not leave traces on the glass. Biofuels can be purchased at hardware stores.
Having in the apartment such a miracle as biofireplace, you can enjoy for hours looking at the play of the flame, which will shine on transparent glasses. The fireplace will create a comfortable atmosphere in the room and fill her comfort and romance.
Do not be afraid to get down to business if there is a dream of such an element in the interior, buton on her does not suit you. Remember that you can always make a fireplace yourself.
