Rough Framing For Gas Fireplace

Fireplace framing must be planned before the wall framing begins if you want a fireplace with a pre fabricated metal firebox.

Rough framing for gas fireplace.

Watch the next e. Selecting the proper valve. You ll need a tin snips for cutting the metal corner bead a collection of taping knives 2 in 4 in 6 in. Among the choices in the gas fireplace category are millivolt and electronic gas valve systems.

Attach short section of stovepipe to exhaust port on rear of fireplace. Prepare installation site by building wall recess to accept fireplace. In this video this old house host kevin o connor explains how to install a gas fireplace. A power miter box is handy but not necessary for cutting the angles on the framing parts.

These factors all make a difference for the finish materials being used around the gas fireplace unit its self. Cut hole through exterior house wall and install stovepipe thimble. Get the rough in drawings with dimensions from the fireplace manufacturer s literature or brochure for the. And 12 in and a mud pan for applying the joint compound and texture.

Go to the fireplace store and select your firebox or fireplace insert before the framing starts. You have many choices in placing this type of fireplace and how you want it to look. Firebox with arched stone facing. One of the first things to establish when purchasing a fireplace is the type of appliance you wish to install.

In this video i complete the framing around the fireplace make the final connections vent and gas then conduct a test of the fireplace.