Outdoor Fireplace Designs
The trend for outdoor fireplaces is once again becoming extremely popular. Outdoor fireplaces have many different designs and themes as well as being portable making them more appealing. Outdoor fireplaces are built according to the local codes that have specifications to the type of bricks to use in the construction to create a safe and ventilated fireplace.
The outdoor fireplace is similar to the indoor fireplace with the design and construction. The only difference in the two is the damper of the outdoor fireplace. An outdoor fireplace does not require a damper to remove the smoke from the area. The chimney of the outdoor fireplace is the reason for the lack of damper since it is designed to remove the smoke for the cooking and fire area.
Outdoor fireplaces can be designed in a bowl shaped design with a single opening or in the classic rectangle design. The bowl shaped fireplace allows the air to circulate and remove the smoke to the top of the chimney.
Some of the materials used for outdoor fireplaces include cast iron clay terracotta and aluminum. Cast iron and aluminum are more durable and resistant to the flames and high temperatures of the fire.
Fire rings and lavers are decorative and inexpensive for the portable fireplaces. The appeal to the mobile fireplace is based on the fact they are easily moved to new or different locations and are free standing to allow for change of plans at short notice. Other designs for freestanding fireplaces include Eastern brink Southwestern adobe English and Old World traditional.
Outdoor fireplaces have over mantels mantel shelf header filler panel firebox leg crown base and heart. Different models combine the mantel shelf and the header.
Masonry fireplaces are more durable than the prefabricated or metal fireboxes that often rust in the wet elements. Yet when wanting to save money or have a quickly assembled outdoor fireplace the other materials are the answers to the quest.
