Placement Process

The technician who will undertake the installation of your fireplace, will advise you on the best location depending on your space. It is important to completely avoid installing the fireplace near appliances or places sensitive to high temperatures, such as refrigerators and computers, as there is a potential for ignition.

In addition, special attention needs to be paid to the choice of the floor on which an energy fireplace is to be placed. The floor should be made of materials that can withstand high temperatures, such as tiles, marble and concrete, otherwise there is a risk, as is logical through the use of the fireplace, that the high temperature will affect the materials from which a building is built.

The temperatures developed by an energy fireplace can exceed 1000ᵒC, so choosing the right place to install it is vital. Equal attention needs to be paid to the height of the hearth. In energy fireplaces, the height ought to be such that it helps air circulation and combustion. In addition, the proper connection of the aluminium chimney is a critical element to avoid leaks and liquefaction.

Something that should concern anyone interested in installing an energy fireplace is the amount of air that enters and exits from it. Because of the glass that keeps the hearth of a fireplace of this type closed, the inflow of air must be controlled so as not to interfere with its proper operation. This is achieved by placing a flexible duct with a diameter of at least 125cm between the hearth and your room, which will supply it with the air necessary for the proper combustion of the wood. Regarding the surrounding area, the materials surrounding the fireplace must not be flammable, because even in closed-type energy fireplaces, if for some reason you open the fireplace door, there is a risk of sparks or embers flying, so a fabric, a wooden floor, or a piece of furniture nearby is at risk of catching fire. Finally, emphasis should be placed on ventilation. If there are appliances in the same space that also need ventilation, the space should be properly designed so that the air is adequate. At the same time, it is stressed that appliances should not have a common ventilation with the fireplace, and it is very important that hoods and fans are not too close in the same space. For this reason, it should be provided that there is a sufficient amount of oxygen in the room, otherwise the proper functioning of the fireplace may be affected.

Drywall frame construction

Sleepers and uprights placed around the perimeter of the masonry must fit without gaps. Metal profiles shall be fixed with screws and plugs to all adjacent structural members at distances of less than 1m and at a minimum of five points per profile.

Profile elongation

The joints of the uprights shall be placed alternately in height. Joining points shall be covered with a sleeper or shall be threaded between them and screwed for a length of at least 50cm for a 50mm frame, 75cm for a 75mm frame, and 100cm for a 100mm frame.

Application of drywall

The plasterboards are placed upright, held, pressed and screwed onto the frame in such a way as to avoid deformation. The fixing starts from the middle towards the top and bottom of the plasterboard and continues in one direction. Screwing shall be carried out at intervals of 25 cm. In the case of a double layer, the screwing distances of the first layer can be tripled to 75cm. Any horizontal joints at their transverse ends shall be offset. If a single-layer plasterboard wall construction is involved, the plasterboards must always be joined on a metal profile. The screws must penetrate the plasterboard vertically and penetrate the metal profiles of the frame by 10 mm. Their heads shall be countersunk by approximately 1 mm into the surface of the plasterboard with a suitable adjustment of the drill bit so that they can be trimmed. The paper shall not be torn. Deformed or misplaced screws shall be removed and replaced with new ones at a distance of 5 cm from the previous position.

Before the plasterboard is fitted to the sleeper profiles, aluminium mineral wool shall be slid over each surface inside the structure to provide proper insulation of the space.