How To Repair Fireplace Floor

The walls of the firebox are still in beautiful condition but the floor seems to be deteriorating.

How to repair fireplace floor.

Do i need a special type of mortar. Next scrape out loose mortar from between the fire bricks using a linoleum knife or putty knife. Step 2 pry off mantel photo by brian wilder. After some drying time clean up the joint lines for a smooth finish.

The fireplace in my house was rebuilt sometime in the late 1960s. In both cases the bricks and fireclay mortar are designed to withstand extreme temperatures. The most logical fix if needed would be to dry set half thick refractory brick or install a panel of some other refractory material. Fireplace facelift illustration by gregory nemec.

Anatomy of a fireplace click enlarge this image to see illustration labels. If the mantel is to be reused mark its outline on wall and floor. There are some area where some mortar is missing and i can see the bricks underneath. Vacuum the firebox floor and walls with a shop vacuum to remove all residual ash and debris.

The result is crisp modern and ever so inviting. Learn how to repair crumbling mortar in a fireplace in just a few basic steps. Take it to the ceiling. Then clear any loose mortar from the firebox floor and walls.

The damage may be due in part to building fires directly on the floor vs using a proper fireplace grate. Since the repair is on the floor of the firebox i wasn t sure how it would work with the ash coal bed on top of the repair. The standout fireplace in this living room draws the eye up through this vast and airy space. Repair the joints using heat resistent mortar.

Well as i feared after the burn i cleaned the ashes out and discovered the repair had bubbled up probably from residual moisture in the repair boiling up and creating steam bubbles. The stacked wood. In a masonry fireplace firebrick is used to construct the firebox. However over time the brick mortar or panels can crack and crumble creating a serious fire hazard.

Start by scrubbing excess ash and dust from the walls of the fireplace to expose the brick. To begin remove the fire grate from the fireplace and use a fireplace brush and dustpan to sweep out the firebox. The inner hearth the floor area directly under where the logs sit of my 1920s brick fireplace firebox had a layer of cement or mortar over the firebricks. I d like to repair this before making a fire but i d.

The mortar between the bricks is thinning and some of the firebricks are spalling. I d like to repair the floor.