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The Beauty of Stone Fireplace Surround
Choosing your stone fireplace should not be a hassle. We are here to help you along the way with all of your stone fireplace needs here at bfranzcharters.com. We are known for our fireplace expertise and love to share. Enjoy the article on stone fireplace surround.I decided to opt for a natural stone fireplace surround for my new fireplace. The fireplace in question is one that will reside in the great hall portion of my home. Technically, it is a replacement fireplace, as a very small brick fireplace was built into the wall in the great hall originally. I played around with different stone material idea for a while to get a feel for which kind of stone would be most appealing and fit into the other dcor. Though I really like the look of marble and limestone, I finally decided that a slate stone fireplace surround would be the best match for the darker dcor of the great hall. With the help of a skilled carver, i designed the basic layout of the fireplace and hearth. I wanted to have a large seating area in a semi-circle shape all around the slate fireplace that would extrude from the wall. Since the fireplace in the great hall is not merely decoration, but will be used to heat that entire portion of the house as well, I decided that an extruding firebox made much more sense, as this would allow the fire's heat to radiate much farther than a firebox flush with the wall ever could. It was very interesting to watch the craftspeople work away at the slate slabs. I watched as they first installed the massive firebox. This was a custom job in itself, as the outward curving shape I wanted is not a standard firebox shape at all. The existing flue and chimney were able to be used, with a few minor alterations.
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