Self Install Fireplaces With Glass and Ice

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The fireplace below is a self install by Joyce and Tom Dane from beginning to end. The fireplace was painted, converted and finished with Pink Rosa. This is a direct vent fireplace and for those of you who say it can't be done, well you just don't know how! We do and thousands of of customers do as well. Above you can see they painted the interior and it now looks much better. The lava filler underneath the burner. Test the burner and pour the glass. There are so many who tell us this can't be done. You can leave the doors on or take the doors off, which ever you prefer. We actually prefer the doors and screens removed and finish with some sort of surround. The fireplace below is in Beverly Hills and is also a self install direct vent fireplace. This fireplace was filled with gold and Topped with a few pounds of Platinum. The old burner was removed and a new bottom plate was installed Test the burner and thermo-coupler The Gold was added over the lava rock and there you have it, fire! If your installer does not understand this then have then call us so we can guide them through the process. Hi Ed, I finally managed to finish the fireplace. We have decided to place a 2" piece of metal in front (which hasn't been done yet), though, to keep the glass off the ledge. We thought it would be deep enough, but that didn't quite work. To enable me to keep the center area smooth, we had to place the burner on top of the wall pipe, which created a rather high burner placement. This ended up creating a bit of a problem because I had a steep slope to the hearth. This is why I need to add the metal strip in front--so the glass doesn't roll down and come out of the fireplace. We had decided to not have a glass door on it, although if we find something we really like, that could change. The pics might come in 2-3 e-mails, but I'll describe them here. The first few pics are duplicates of ones I already sent you. 1. Original fireplace, emptied out. 2-3. After painting with the dark blue from the chart you guys gave us. The wall was painted to match, although, I'm not sure I really like it. I'm trying to reserve judgement until I see it for awhile. The damper handle is a brass duck head which wasn't even noticeable when it was all black. 4-5.New burner in place. This created more problems than expected due to the wall pipe being higher than most. We ended up using regular lava rock, since we couldn't find the smaller rocks. Then we added small pea gravel to fill in gaps around the lava rock. After the burner was finally level, we added the sand. 6. Testing the burner with sand added. 7. Clear glass base added. 8. Rest of colors were added--Starfire, Azurlite, Cranberry-Pink, with a little Steel Blue Topper and a few Ice Cubes. 9-10. All finished and burning. We're still working on the right side of this wall which has cabinets holding the TV and storage. Once the entire wall is finished, I'll send you one final pic of the entire wall. Not sure how soon that will happen, so don't wait for it, if you want to post these pics on your website. I want to thank you for all your help. Your store was great to visit, so we could pick our glass out in person. Your staff was very helpful and we had a great time making our final color choices. I'll will definitely recommend you to others. Judi Weers www.cardinalcreations.net Senior Instructor for Art Clay PMC Certified crafterjudi@yahoo.com e mail any comments or questions to Judi The fireplace below is in Rancho Mirage just east of Palm Springs California. This is a direct vent fireplace and we used a Bronze base glass with Bronze Reflective on top. We use the original burner as it would do just fine. We are also cladding the bras with brushed stainless steel and we will post the pictures as soon as we get them. We did two identical fireplaces in this home. One in the master and the other in the family room. You can tell by the back ground. The fireplace below is in Beverly Hills California. We use a black base glass with Clear Ice Ice Ice on top. The customer wanted to use their original burner to keep the flames localized in the center area. This fireplace goes from "Log Ugly" to very nice and contemporary in about an hour. If you really take a look at your fireplace place in the beginning it almost looks like an incinerator for long ago. Not very nice? Nice Logs? I don't think so! Now it's painted and ready for the glass. A Black base glass and 5 lbs of our Ice Ice Ice. You can't see the Ice on still pictures but what it is doing like looking into a spoon, it reflects backwards and appears to be melting. Ask for a sample and you will be amazed. The fireplace below is a self install with a bed of crushed lava and on top we have: 1 double 24" burner 1/4" Pink Rosa base glass 5 lbs of 1/8" Solex base glass 5 lbs 3/16 Amber base glass 5 lbs Bronze Rust Copper 1 lb of Pink Diamonds and 1 lb of Rhubarb Pink G278CF Topper and painted with clay tan paint For a lava fill n the base it needs to be back at least 4" so when you pour the glass on you won't see the lava through the glass. Yes they did move the lava back after they e mailed the pictures to us to see if they were doing it right. The fireplace below is in Pasadena California. this is a before and after with a 2" base of crushed lava as a filler with Starfire on toP with a double 24" burner installed. We are next installing one of our surrounds. Looks nice? Huh? NOT! Again, has anyone ever told you nice logs? I don't think so. I would really not like being a log manufacture as they really produce some ugly products, in my opinion. But you decide for yourself. Below we have installed the burner on top of the lava rock filler. Now test the burner to insure the flames don't hit the back wall as this will scorch the walls. Now this is nice! Now we will install a surround. Most everyone tells us "Nice Glass"! The fireplace pictures below are a self install with a 2" layer of crushed lava and 2" of Starfire on top. They used an 18 24 double burner and splashed 2 lbs of Gold in the center. Above you can install the burner with the flex line curling back under the burner or below you can use a longer flex line or add a nipple. Which ever you prefer. The fireplace below is a propane fireplace. A bed of crushed lava was installed and a Clear base glass was used to cover it all up. Step 1, paint it! Step 2, cover the old brick! Finish the face and floor, very nice! Install the propane pan burner Fill in and all around the pan with crushed lava rock. On the left side you can see the gas connection which will soon be covered as well. On the right side the control cover will be covered as well. This propane pan burner was fitted with a remote control, radio frequency. Now that your finished your ready for FIRE! Have your spouse lite it in the event they didn't follow the instructions! (just kidding again)! The fireplace below is a Malm Carousel Fireplace ( www.MalmFireplaces.com ). We replaced the attempted dual burner which it was originally installed with with a simple 12" steel ring. This fireplace has a safety pilot light kit which was still left intact for local code reasons but we did get rid of the non functioning pan burners. Below we poured the crushed lava base up to and just covering the ring burner. Then we poured the Bronze Rust Copper over the ring and crushed lava rock. With the doors closed just enough as you can see now they can control the hurricane/ tornado effect! Azurlite Reflective and Gold were added to the Bronze Rust Copper The fireplace below was installed in Palm Springs, California. The base glass is Starfire and then we Topped it with 1 lb of Pirates Topper. This is a typical fireplace but this one has lava rock stacked up inside, yuck! Below you can see the flame hitting the back wall creating a soot mark, not very nice looking. The customer didn't want the fireplace painted, why? There's that soot mark! If you do paint make sure the work is not spotty! That looks nasty as well. Above you see the typical hard piped burner installed which is fine for logs or lava. But this does not really work well for glass. Below you see the double burner installed with an 18" flex line. Test the burner and pour the glass, now it looks nice except for the soot mark! Now we added 1 lb of our Topper, Pirates! The fireplace below is in Palm Springs, California and is a self install Clean and paint the walls in the color of your choice, we offer 25 colors! Screw on the flex line adapter Attach the flex line and burner with the flex line under the burner. Test the burner to insure the flames are not hitting the back wall. Pour on the glass, with or with out filler (sand or crushed lava rock) and your done! The fireplace below is a self install with a Hanover Red back ground, The glass that was used is a Clear base with Starfire on top. The Red and Orange Toppers were applied. Jon and Liz Kleinman even labeled their pictures for us. Then the Starfire and Toppers were added. The fireplace below is a self install with out any filler. They used a Clear base glass with a 17 lb layer of Starfire base glass to cover the Clear base glass. The fireplace below is in Santa Monica California. The fireplace is a Malm Fireplace which can be found at: www.MalmFireplaces.com Ask for Keith or www.NetFireplace.com Ask for Glen We used an 18" double stainless steel burner and a bed of Starfire Topped with a few pounds of our Ice Ice Ice. This is a very simple self installation as you will see. The fireplace below is in Venice Beach California. This is a direct vent installation and we will now show you how easy it really is. For all of the installers out there who say it can't be done, well here you go. Pay attention now! The glass that was installed was Starfire. The house is and was under construction so please excuse the debris around the fireplace. The pictures explain what we did. We didn't change the amount of fuel (btu's) being burned just the way it looks. Flip the switch, the ignitor lights, allowing the gas to come up through the burner and the pilot light lights the gas rising from the burner below. As for the doomsayers that tell you this can't be done, Oh Well! This will be our little secret. If you have any questions on your conversion please send us pictures and we will help you convert your direct vent fireplace as well. Most fireplace manufactures will tell you this will void your warranty. But you need to actually read the warranty to understand what they will or won't cover. The person telling you this at the factory, ask them what the warranty actually implies. We have read many of these warranties and they won't cover the fireplace anyway. These warranties were written by attorneys to keep the liability from the manufacture and lay the blame on the consumer at any expense, no really read one. The fireplace below is from Cory here locally in Rancho Cucamonga California. This transformation was a complete surface make over along with out Sterling Silver interior. The glass that was used was Bronze base glass. This is truly a DIY project and we like to help you create your ideas to reality. Here we begin with the old interior brick panels removed. Below you can see the new stone being applied. Below the Sterling Silver panels and Bronze base glass with a few pounds of Gold base glass was installed. Now you can see the reflection on the walls in the Sterling Silver panels. No, these are not just mirrors in the fireplace. If you do try this, let us know how it worked out for you. Be sure to send us pictures of your project and we will be sure to post it on our "How Not To Do It Page"! No, Really! Again we are proud to constantly give you new and exciting products for your fireplace and fire pit projects. The fireplace below is a self install in Palm Springs at Tim Rockwood's. About 2" of crushed lava was used and a 2" layer of Solex base glass was installed over a double 18" burner. Watch how simple this really is. From ugly to one really nice fireplace. Above and below is what it looked like when the project was started. Below you can see the grate (noting great here) and the remote control. Too much stuff in the fireplace if you ask me. Above, if you use a remote control, let's find a better way of hiding it? You think? Below all of the STUFF is removed, much better! Above and below it is now painted and the double 18" burner is installed. Very clean look! Uncluttered! Above the lava was poured up to the gas stub on the left side just enough to cover the burner. Be sure to leave 3 to 4" in the front for the glass. You don't want the lava all the way up front. Now pour the glass and you have a heat producing fireplace as you were supposed to have in the beginning and it looks pretty good too! These pictures of the fireplace were taken in the daytime if you were thinking why they were so light. Do it yourself fireplace remodel made easy, or at least it seems that way. First, the tile that was installed is not rated for fire. This tile would of popped off as soon as the fire was turned on. So do a little research before you begin. We can help in many ways, just call and ask. It may have of seemed to be a good idea at the time, but it wasn't! When redesigning a fireplace we suggest card board mache'. A card board board mock up so you can see a basic preview of your project. Below you can see the bottom, top and mantle in card board. Now the rip and tear process begins! Below we installed the extra electrical for the components and the TV. The components will be installed on the right side out of view with a black glass door. This will be installed later. Below the framing begins. Below we now added the Durock at the fireplace opening. This is key to the whole project. Math is very important when doing these layouts! Below you can see the slate is being added. Above and below the fireplace is 90% finished. The mantle needs to be installed and the door on the right to conceal the components needs to be installed as well. The inside of the fireplace will have 3 pieces of black galaxy granite installed. We will post these pictures of the fireplace when it is completely finished as well. Now for the glass installation. We started with a satin black paint on the back walls, until we install the granite. Then we bulked up the base with 2" of white sand as this will save you a bunch of money! We used sand because we were pouring Starfire base glass in the fireplace. If we were to use a darker color of glass we would of used our crushed lava rock as a filler. When using sand, always make sure the burner is on top of the sand. Test the burner/ location making sure the flames don't hit the walls. Then pour the glass! We added a few pink diamonds and then later added Ice Ice Ice and Clear Diamonds. These products because of the way they are made appear to be melting on the inside. The sealer that was used was a stone enhancer, not just a regular cheap sealer. When using rock you always want to see the beauty of the stone you are using. As you can see the mantle is still missing. We have a few more details to still do and as soon as we have time to post the pictures, they will be here. We encourage imagination to all of our customers and we support you and your projects. Regardless how simple or how creative. This is one of the elements that spawned our success and continues to do so. The fireplace below is from Steve Calderon and he used a Starfire base glass with Gold and Bronze Rust Copper on top. This is from beginning to end. Above is the before believe it or not. As you can see Steve did a terrific job. This was a wood burning fireplace before. he installed a gas line and control valve on the right side. Below you can see the old burner which we replaced with the new double 18" burner. Mask it, vacuum it after wire brushing the walls clean. A bit of Thermolux 1200 degree high heat paint. Fireplace Glass used: Pour in a Starfire base with a splash of Gold and Bronze Rust Copper on top. . Then you have one nice fireplace, great job! The fireplace below is in Palm Springs California. We used Starfire base glass over a 2" bed of sand. We will narrate as we go: Here is the fireplace with the screen removed Now we remove the doors, very simple. One screw on each side at the top generally removes the doors. Below, remove the end of the flex line and screw it on to the stub out coming out of the wall. Below, now attach the flex line from the burner to the stub out. Keeping the flex line curled under the burner. Below, pour in as much sand (on lighter colors) as you would like to raise the glass bed. Look how easy! Even my installers can do it! Bring th burner to the top of the sand so it can operate properly. With crushed lava you can keep the burner below the surface. Keep your sand/ lava at least 3" to 4" away from the front! Pour the glass and your done! Our typical install where we don't have to paint is about 12 minutes! Looks awesome! The fireplaces below are located in Palm Desert California. These were both filler with crushed lava (3" to 4" each) and then topped with a Bronze base glass. We then added 6" gray Fire Balls. We will explain as we proceed: This was the outdoor fireplace. 38" "H" burner was installed. We then poured in about 4" of crushed lava filler. Then we poured in about 1 1/2" of Bronze base glass. Then we stacked in the 6" gray Fire Balls. We couldn't get any burning pictures because it was to bright outdoors. The fireplace below was indoors in the family room. We started with about 3" to 4" of filler (crushed lava). We used a 38" "H" burner again in this fireplace as well. Then we tested the flame pattern to insure the flames were not hitting the walls. Then we added the 6" gray Fire Balls to the top of the Bronze base glass. One very nice family room!
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But we understand the wants and needs of the customer, you. Spend less and get more. Some of these companies are telling the consumer to not use filler, why? They only want to fill their pockets with your money and we want you to save money. We know we have devastated these companies with our filler saving methods but it is with the best intentions for the consumer in mind. We have refused to sell to these individuals and companies because of their business practices. So please understand their intentions when they want you to purchase more glass. We take pride in our new product and take Patent Infringement very seriously! There are several companies who have copied our product and or process and they will be in for a surprise when our patent number becomes available to the public and they will find their business in ruin. 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