Re: base for building backyard fireplace

Re: base for building backyard fireplace

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base for building backyard fireplace jcrug 06-13-2006
<jcrug@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I read how an outside fireplace needs special bricks ("fire bricks") to
> build safely but what about the base for laying those bricks? Do they
> need a cement layer first (as I have read some place) or is just some
> gravel packed down a sufficient base to lay bricks. Any suggestions
> would help. Thanks Jim
>
Check your local code, but most areas require a footing down to the frost
line.

John Galbreath Jr.
http://www.FireLogs.com




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