Thanks for posting these links. I spoke with the isokern guy in Maine last PM re a fireplace we're planning for next year. We're very limited in what's available here; I spoke with a stone distributor last night as well, who told me she'd never heard of these types of modular systems. I spoke with a few buddies who equally haven't come across anyone with this type of set up in their backyard.
I think this is a real strength of GTX...thanks to people like Jeff and the team that maintains this site, guys like me half a continent away from Wisconsin get to tap into others' experience to improve our work, and make a living.
In any event, I'd be interested in any other pictures GTX'ers have done, technical drawings, pictures of poorly done jobs, etc... with re to outdoor fireplaces.
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Originally posted by cdehoff
Thankfully it seems that not all communities have taken such a tough approach to outdoor fireplaces. My local city engineer/building inspector said that so long as it is not attached to the house an outdoor fireplace is not regulated. The fire department does require that the structure be UL listed or meet local building codes. There are a couple terrific resources on line from companies in the fireplace business. Check out the following for designs and ideas:
www.superiorclay.com
www.isokern.net
www.firerock.us
We have seen a nice increase in demand of firebrick splits as a result of growing interest in outdoor fireplaces.
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