i have a vent free gas fireplace that has been removed. i want to burn wood. my fireplace and chimney are brick. the chimney does have the clay looking pipe in it. the fireplace is only about 10 years old.im told the former owners burned wood and coal you can see the stains on the outside of the chimney. my firebox is metal on the back bottom sides and top and angled like most masonary fireplaces. with a flew door in the top. can i burn wood right on the floor with a grate or do i need to put in an insert. there are also 2 vents on either side of the fireplace on the wall that leeds to the inner wall between the box and the wall.do these let heat into the house. i will have it cleaned first.

i want to add a more elaborate wooden mantel to my brick, gas fireplace. it is vented to the outside. i also want to install a tile border around fire box and then install the wood mantel around the tile. i havej just a simple mantle across the top at present. i want to up date and add vertal side pieces to it. i have 6 3/4" on each side to work with and 15 1/4" between bottom of mantle and firebox. where can i find this info.?

The fireplace is over 80 years old and the mortar between the bricks is missing or crumbling. I know portland cement based mortars will crumble in time as well but I can’t find a suitable mortar. The gaps in the brick are at least 1/4 inch thick by several inches deep so refractory cements don’t work. Also, I would like the final joint to be buff colored like the firebricks. Thanks in advance for the help.

I was in my new house. It was brick, and huge! Inside there were 4 bedrooms, a fireplace, and big windows. Outside, the house was surrounded by woods, and two other houses like mine, only not as big.
There was a room in the house that I assumed was locked, and I couldn’t get in. Somehow though, I got inside. It was an empty room at first, but when I blinked it had changed. The room was filled with a mass amount of tunnel spider webs! I was surrounded. Everytime I moved around, I was entangled in them. Of course, when there are their webs, there are the spiders who own them. They were big and hairy. I was horrified out of my mind. I tried escaping while avoiding the spiders, but it was difficult. Eventually I did escape, and I was completely shaky. I closed the door to the room and never went back inside.
Can someone give me some hints on what this means?

I just bought a house that has a fireplace in the living room. Running across the bottom of the fireplace is a gas burner with 3 openings (narrow slits across the top). The gas control is built into the front face of the fireplace in the brick. Is this type of fireplace meant to be used with the ceramic logs laid in the rack? Or is this just meant to be used as a starting aid for a wood fire? Every set of gas logs I’ve looked at contain their own burner.

This is a fully functioning fireplace, and you can see that the previous owners have burned a wood fire in it. I’m just trying to figure out the best/proper way to use this fireplace. Every place I’ve had before just used a standard wood fire.

I am looking for a little space to myself. I am starting school this spring and need more space. The only place i can think of that doesn’t get much traffic is our shed. It is not very big (8ft wide x12 ft long) but i feel it is enough to give me a little>much needed< privacy. I want a comfortable space to study and be able to organize my work. I also want a space, when i need to turn my head off, i can relax. description… back wall is brick (i would like to lighten it) cement floor,2 windows (one on the left side wall and one on the right side) you can see the rafters in the ceiling and walls. I thought about hanging fabric up to cover wall and ceiling but I’m scared it will catch fire. There is one electric outlet. (If anyone knows of a way to hide electric cords or know of any lighting without wiring.) There is also a shelf built all the way down the left wall. I will greatly appreciate any ideas. Thank you in advance, M

I live in an 80 year old house that has a fireplace in the living room. It was put in to be purely decorative (YEARS ago, before I owned the house) and I am thinking of putting a gas log in it. How safe is this to do? The floor below it is tile over a wood base floor. The fireplace itself is all brick except for the mantle, which is wooden. The back of the fireplace is one layer of brick thick that lies right up against the wall of my house (which is plaster/wood construction). I just want to make sure this is a safe thing to do…

I moved in where there is a nice brick grill pit in the back yard, it "had" a gas insert on one side (a rectangular hole with the grill dropped in)and gas burners on the other side, with a dutch oven underneath. The grill part that is inserted was obviously a purchased part and is now totally shot. If I replaced it, even just with grates for wood or charcoal, I could use the pit. I dont’ know how to find an insert. I’ve searched online and can’t seem to find the right things. I keep finding everything BUT what I need. Anyone built one of these before and know how to search the parts? Maybe I don’t search with the right terminology?

WE’VE REMOVED THE SHEET ROCK/PLASTER AND EXPOSED THE BRICK OF THE CHIMNEY,ORDERED AN ELECTRIC FIREPLACE BUT WANT TO KEEP THE BRICK,OUR HOME IS 99 YRS.OLD,SHOULD WE RE-GROUT AND GLAZE?

We just moved in and we’re both fireplace idiots. There’s a gas pipe in the back of the fireplace and it works, but we don’t know what to do next. Can we burn regular logs in there? Will the house blow up? lol Do we have to use gas logs?

Know of any websites where we can learn how to use it? Thanks a lot.
Its a big brick old fireplace with a chimney.

Do we need a log "cradle" to burn logs or just put them on these two bars that are in there. Thanks