The assembly of
your outdoor fireplace
All our outdoor fireplaces are based on the same concept and the same logic of assembly. As they are all modular fireplaces made up of independent precast blocks that are not cemented to each other, you just have to nest the blocks on top of each other to easily assemble them. First, read the tips and advice found below on this page. Then choose the assembly guide corresponding to your fireplace model. There, you will find the assembly photos row by row with instructions for each fireplace.
With your assembly plan in hand received during your purchase and our assembly advices, it will be easy for you to assemble your outdoor fireplace in your backyard. Depending on the model chosen, at most a few hours will be enough to assemble your fireplace.
Our assembly guides :
Choosing its location.
To fully take advantage of your outdoor fireplace in your backyard, it is necessary to choose carefully a good location suited to install it. It’s better to place the front of your fireplace facing dominant winds. This way, the smoke will go toward the back of the fireplace and not toward you while airing your fire. Make sure that it will be safely located at a good distance of a building or other flammable material. Refer yourself to your local authorities for laws regarding distances.
The installation of the fireplace base.
- Once the place of your fireplace have been chosen, place the tiles where you want it for a first look. Refer to your assembly plan
- Cut the lawn with a shovel around tiles.
- Remove the tiles and the lawn you have cut.
- Replace the removed grass by some stone dust.
- Compact lightly and put tiles back in place by assuring you that they are at the level.
- Place the tiles of your fireplace at the wished place.
- Insure that your bases are at the level. We advise you to take some shingle of cedar to correct the situation.
- The tiles should not be shaky. They will support a high weight afterward.
Assembly of your outdoor fireplace blocks.
Once tiles are in place, refer to your assembly plan and to the pictures of your model.
You are now ready to assemble your blocks.
- Place the blocks of your fireplace by lengths and names on your ground.
- You will notice that every block, in the middle, has a flat side and a curved side.
- Place the flat side inside the fireplace; the curved side towards the outside.
- Clean the blocks of any small stones before interlocking the next block.
- Knock slightly every block to make sure that they are settling flat.
Assembly of a fireplace with a chimney.
- Try plate and the slides before the assembly of the chimney. This step is for seeing if your fireplace has been set square. If it is not completely, it is always time to correct the situation before settle up the chimney.
- Between each rows of the chimney, all around the chimney’s square, place a joint of silicone and push all the blocks inward. This will simply create a barrier for the smoke so your fireplace will not be dirty prematurely.
- A thickness of 1/4" (or 6mm) will be sufficient. Too much silicone would make difficult to disassemble / move the fireplace.
- Because the chimney decreases (their sides) apply the silicone more inward; this way the silicone will remain invisible once your fireplace will be completed.
- In the last row of the chimney do not apply silicone and place the fireguard. It will eventually consume and it will be easier to replace.
Now that your outdoor fireplace has been assembled, it pleases us to wish you a great season and we thank you for having relied on the company " Les Foyers Feu Ardent inc. ".
