Can you have 2 linear fireplaces side by side in the same room?
Krystal Nidaee
2 years ago
We want to change up our living room and take out this outdated piece and change the whole wall. We're going for a newer fresher look, and coming across issues with the 4 windows. We wanted to put a stone mantel in the middle with a linear fire place and a tv above it. However my so just suggested an idea that is growing on me. Can we put two linear fire places on the same wall and a TV in the middle? That way we dont have to build a mantel that will half cover the window. Just wanted other advice. Thanks!
2 fire places with TV in upper the middle
1 fire place with a long mantel covering center windows
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2 years ago
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Comments (4)Wow! Even w/o seeing what you have, you describe a full interior room dividing fireplace that is probably concrete block and brick/stone faced, with a one sided fire chamber in the living room/dining side. It could be openly constructed in a cathedral ceiling enviroment, or in a two story and supports some floor joists above it. You want to see the fire in the kitchen though, so this guy is going to remove the firebrick, which is the only easy part, as it's just the interior facing that keeps the regular concrete products from disintegrating from the heat, and then he's going to blow a large hole into the block, or if it's a real old house...brick, rocks, mud, trash (even new homes get their share of fill products) clean through to the other side. I would sincerely look at the date on his insurance policy papers before he even starts the work, cause I picture a scary situation trying to keep an "unknown" construction (the guy cutting into the fireplace did not build it), and very heavy chimney structure above still standing after a bomb goes through the lower middle of it. I would really try to find the person who built it originally, to ask what it's core is made up of, and then find somebody with a lot of previous experience doing what you want. I can't imagine a see through alteration being safe enough without lots of added support modifications not needed before, since it was not originally designed to support a tunnel. Just my humble opinion. Good Luck!...See MoreSingle sided fireplace to double sided in/outdoor-Can it be done?
Comments (4)Its possible, but not likely. If its masonry, the fireplace offers alot of support for the chimney above. Double sided fireplaces have double lintels to support both sides if the fireplace. Also, it might not draft properly, the chimney size is realated to the fireplace opening. If you introduce more air ( a second side ) it could dilute draft and draw poorly. Also do you realy want a double sided fireplace open to a screened in porch? Fireplaces dont offer much R value and that sure would be a cold place to have open to the main living area, not to mention insects and rodents. Glass doors dont seal that well....See More2 sided fireplace - gas vs. woodburning
Comments (20)We have an extremely well insulated house (it's ICF), and installed a 2-way gas FP between the living room and breakfast/kitchen area, and a woodstove in the lower level walkout TV room. Both are in the center of the house and are intended to be backup heat in case of power outages. For short ones we have crucial things (including the electric FP starter) hooked up to a partial house generator, but if the Eastern power grid goes out again for 4+ days in the winter instead of the summer, we'll be happy to have the FP and WS. Although we use the woodstove in December and January to burn the wood from the trees we cut down to clear the lot (14 years later we're using the last of them) and ease the load on the geothermal furnace, we usually use the 2-way FP for about a half hour first thing in the morning in the late fall, winter, and early spring. We have 9' ceilings, no vaults or open plan, but wide openings and excellent circulation. There's makeup air for the woodstove and an HRV for the house. The tighter the house, the smaller the FP or woodstove to not overheat the rooms. Anne...See Morewhat to put either side of linear fireplace, 10' spaces!?
Comments (4)Look at how high you need to mount the TV. You should have an entertainment center on one side. Move the TV from over the fireplace to that area. Then you can have a large, beautiful piece of art over the fireplace for a spectacular focal point. If you do built-ins, keep them to about four or five feet high for a horizontal counterpoint with the fireplace. Something like this:...See More
decoenthusiaste
2 years ago
palimpsest
2 years agonjmomma
2 years agoI think it can be done, but you really need to plan out your furniture in this room before you proceed.
Measure out fireplaces, tv placement and furniture. Use painter's tape for a visual and then you will know if it works for you.
some inspiration:
Ladbroke Road, Notting Hill, London · More Infonjmomma
2 years agoKrystal Nidaee
2 years agoHere's a picture from the kitchen view that shows the other sides of the living room. To the left is the open formal dining. To the right is large windows. We haven't bought the furniture yet, so thats something to think about. The linear fireplaces would electric. Currently the one in there is gas.
Krystal Nidaee
2 years agodecoenthusiaste
2 years ago
Jennifer Hogan
2 years agoKrystal Nidaee
2 years agonjmomma
last yearKrystal Nidaee
11 months agoThis is what we ended up doing. And we have white floating shelves in the living area with our tv mounted on top below the 4 windows
njmomma
11 months agolast modified: 11 months agoKrystal Nidaee
11 months agonjmomma
11 months ago
mmmm12COzone5
11 months agoKrystal Nidaee
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