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3.2.14 Re-facing a Woodburning Fireplace
Remodeling an old wood burning fireplace and its surrounding wall facings is a cost-effective way to modernize and enhance the
beauty of a home and to raise the resale value of a home. This form of remodeling is called “re-facing”.
Notes for re-facing:
1. All re-facing framing members’ material within 24” of the opening of the existing wood burning fireplace must be galvanized
steel.
2. Directly above the top of the existing wood fireplace, a galvanized steel stud must run horizontally across the opening of the
fireplace. On the bottom face of this horizontal galvanized steel stud, a heat rise barrier made from ½” thick noncombustible
mineral board must be installed in a manner which completely blocks heat from seeping and rising upwards between the
existing wall face and the newly installed wall surface structure.
Warning: Failure to install this Heat Rise Barrier board can lead to a fire hazard.
3. All facing materials used on the new framed structure and within 24” of the existing fireplace opening, in all four directions,
must be of the noncombustible type.
Note: The suggestions given in this section are Mendota Fireplace’s recommendations only. All local building
code requirements must still be researched and followed.
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