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Whether you are homeowner looking for the most resilient and efficient way to heat your home with a renewable fuel source, a designer looking to provide comfort for your clients, or a mason looking to add masonry heaters to your repertoire, it is helpful to understand how masonry heaters work…. Extending Gas Flow in a […]
It is important for someone installing a masonry heater core to be familiar with working with refractory mortar and laying firebrick. For the purposes of our installation instructions, we will refer to the use of commercially available pre-mixed refractory mortars which are typically a combination of clay, very fine aggregate, and sodium silicate (aka waterglass)
The Compact Tower design represents the smallest footprint for our modular firebox design. All of the heat exchange is stacked on top of the firebox making for a compact unit that leverages but does not maximize the heat exchange potential of this 40 lb. capacity firebox. It is perfect for masonry heaters in smaller, tightly
This series of drawings shows design work creating a masonry heater with an efficient firebox, oven and extended day bed which could also serve as part of a dining nook. Further Reading
Videos of the Experience This gathering continues to be a seminal gathering point for masonry heater builders from the United States and Canada. The focal point of the meeting are the three days of hands-on workshops designed to meet you where you are at in your masonry heater building journey. There were beginning, intermediate, and
This planning guide illustrates how to integrate a masonry heater into the architecture of a home, including foundation and chimney requirements. It also includes an important budgeting and materials worksheet.
Providing outside or “make-up” air directly to a masonry heater is a modern technique to ensure that the firebox receives the air it needs for efficient combustion and does not compete with other appliances such as kitchen exhaust hoods for adequate venting. The Firespeaking Masonry Heater Design System features an internal crossover between where outside
The Molalla Masonry Heater is a custom masonry heater which includes an oven, extensive heated benches, wood storage, and a full masonry chimney.
The 5-Run with Oven (5RO) is a versatile, symmetric, top-venting masonry heater design. The post includes an overview of the design, drawings of possible bench additions and provides basic dimensions for planning.
“Welcome to the 21st century–what was old is new again! We wanted an environmental fireplace for our home after learning that traditional fireplaces actually consumes your home’s oxygen and heat. Investing in a masonry heater has been one of the best decisions we ever made. A warming system used in ancient Europe, has become a
“We are sooooooo happy with our stove, the way it regulates the temperature in the room all night and even the next day. So far we have only had to build one fire at night, we do get quite a bit of solar gain during the day from an attached greenhouse, the two work well
In line with our continued commitment to providing masonry heater builders with all of the necessary specialty items they need to execute their projects with ease, we have begun importing hardware from the Finnish manufacturer Pisla. Pisla is a global leader in masonry heater and oven hardware. The company’s designs are technical, functional and beautiful.
