The Brick Outdoor Fireplace... MORE Than Bricks & Mortar!
The striking brick outdoor fireplace designs featured here are not your standard brick and mortar hearths . . . . .
. . . but rather beautifully handcrafted de- signs with intricate brickwork, accented with contrasting materials and a host of built-in amenities!
The handsome
Rumford
fireplace pic- tured at left was designed by architect Brian Stokes of Omaha, Nebraska. It features built-in brick storage areas for firewood, as well as a large mantel shelf with moulded surround made of
dimension stone.
The lovely
brickwork
in the fireplace design that follows extends to an out- door kitchen with built-in barbecue.
The brick outdoor fireplace pictured below, left, features an arched
firebox
opening with a mantel shelf and curved, raised hearth capped with con- trasting tiles. Pictured below, right, is a covered patio design with a light colored brick fireplace that sports a wood mantel shelf and brackets.
The dark brick patio fireplace design pictured at right and below is flanked by extended walls -- one of which slopes downward -- and built-in seat- ing. The mantel shelf and cap on the raised hearth are crafted from sand- stone.
Similarly, the design pictured at right and below features built-in seating. However, in this example, the ex- tended walls flanking the firebox are symmetrical in appearance and slope downward on both sides. A stepped chimney design rises above the fire- box opening.
The poolside fireplace that follows features stone accents for added archi- tectural and visual interest. Wedge-shaped stones, called
voussoirs,
and a
keystone
frame the top of the arched firebox opening.
And finally, the elaborate poolside brick outdoor fireplace design pictured below is integrated with a finely crafted brick wall surrounding the pool ar- ea and features twin chimneys capped with clay chimney pots. Once again, stone accents frame the arched firebox opening.
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