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Stone fireplace with 24kw stove

newbie2013 · 2013-12-30 17:09:37

Didnt know where to stick this thread because its a construction and plumbing one so just decided to pop it in here. A friend of mine who built a house many years ago faced the house with stone and also built the garden wall in same stone. He was left with 9sqm of the stuff and had it stored away in his shed. Now he wants…

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Didnt know where to stick this thread because its a construction and plumbing one so just decided to pop it in here.

A friend of mine who built a house many years ago faced the house with stone and also built the garden wall in same stone. He was left with 9sqm of the stuff and had it stored away in his shed. Now he wants rid of it because its taking up space he needs and asked me did i want it.

Its just the exact amount i need for a large fireplace. A few questions i have first before i built it.

* Seeing as i have no chimney breast in my living room, but want the look of a chimney breast, will i have to build a block wall first so i can have a plumed wall to work too with the stone or can i get away with just building the stone. There will be a tv going on this fireplace.

* Can i build it on top of the screed floor seeing as it aint a structural wall and wouldnt need its own foundations.

*I will be upgrading it in the coming years with a 24kw stove. I know i need 2 pipes , one for flow and the other return. Isnt it inch pipe i use and do i have to use soldered joints or compression (or does it even matter what one i use). I will run these pipes in now and direct them towards my heating cylinder and leave there untill upgrading it.

* I know i will need a pump for the stove, can this be placed near the cylinder or does it have to be right next to the stove. If so, what wire will i need to be installed beside the pipes. ( i know its illegal to attempt your own electrical work, but im only leaving a wire in place for future use and will get an electrician in when the time comes to wire the pump in)

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