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Bellfires® BSV
(2) Demolition and Preparation for BSV
This fireplace will require
major demolition to allow for
the Bellfires® Super Vent
firebox and Super Flex®
It never hurts to lay out a job dry before doing any
demolition, and sketching out the exact outlines of the
components can save a lot of labor.
A more common
job will require
only the removal
of the existing
firebox and clay
liners.
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Possibilities for installations
are practically endless. Once
you have prepared the firebox
and chase for placement of
the Bellfires® BSV firebox you
are ready to trace the dimen -
sions of the box and flares on
the hearth floor. Some
installers wrestle the firebox
and flares into place and trace
the outlines from the outline
of the Bellfires®, and others
have found it easier to make a
cardboard template and use
that to find the exact place-
ment of the finished Bellfires®
in the existing fireplace.
Experience (and your back)
will lead you to a preferred
method, but both can be used.
Some installations can be
done with only minor modifi-
cations to the fireplace; others
will require more serious
demolition. This can include
removal of the existing fire-
brick (or common red brick if
a very old fireplace) firebox,
and damper throat, damper,
and smoke chamber. Only
onsite measurement will tell
you how far you will have to
go to prepare for a smooth
Bellfires® installation.
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