Show Gardening Fireplaces Are Really Inexpensive By HENRY PREE FREE The outdoor fireplace has become become become be be- come increasingly popular in the past few years A simple lunch prepared outdoors tastes better than an elaborate luncheon in inside inside inside in- in side the home Children especially es es especially especially es- es enjoy having a picnic Inthe Inthe in inthe the garden The yard doesn't need to be belarge belarge belarge large nor the thc pocketbook fat to have an outdoor fireplace Itcan It Itcan Itcan can be built as elaborately as you like but just as much fun can be had with an inexpensive r rustic u s tic grille O Ono One ne Selecting t the h e right type for of a Q your garden is a mat matter t e r of Series choosing one ohe oneto oneto to fit the size of the yard and your picnic re re- re Study the location and design for the the fireplace just as you would for a pool or garden house It is best to select a Secluded se secluded secluded se- se spot to develop lop one A Afew Afew Afew few shrubs a hedge or a trellis will screen the outdoor dining room from passers-by passers and neigh neigh- bors If you expect to use wood for fuel the fireplace will not draw properly should it be lo located located located lo- lo directly beneath a tree and the I moke smoke and heat will damage the foliage If charcoal Is used the fireplace can be set almost anywhere In an area with tall trees and heavy shrubs a fireplace with a tall chimney enhances the picture In a more open space a fireplace constructed constructed constructed con con- along the lines of a rustic grille with a low chimney or low spreading walls on either side is more in irs keeping with the surroundings In southern localities where frost doesn't doesn t penetrate the ground a deep foundation is not needed Tamped ground cinders cinders cin cm- ders gravel or flat stones set in mortar is alL that is necessary In the north however deep freezing must be considered Frost rost swells the ground and when the earth settles again Inthe in inthe inthe the spring th the movement is likely to crack the walls of the fireplace fireplace fireplace fire fire- place an and ancl chimney A concrete foundation should be built as deep in the ground as the frost penetrates A fireplace fireplace fireplace fire fire- place can also be built provided it Is not too large on a large piece of sawed sand or flagstone laid on cinders The action of the frost then moves the whole as one piece and no cracking results The small smaIl additional expense for a foundation will be made up by permanence and freedom from repairs Fireplaces that draw best are built on a slight rise of ground Another way to insure a good draft is to arrange to have the fire several inches off the ground The fireplace itself no matter what type should be lined with firebrick so that regardless of how hot the fire becomes the fireplace win will not be damaged The same is true for the flue and flue lining To be really successful a fireplace must have havea a chimney to carry off smoke and to complete draft tion For most purposes the chimney need be only four or five feet high The firebox should go back far enough to meet the flue opening or above the grille a hole can be made which will carry the smoke and draft into the flue A high chimney should be capped to prevent down do drafts this however Is not usually necessary with a low one Metal tile or cement is usually used for chimney caps Iron firebox units ovens tops doors and other accessories which can Insure a foolproof outdoor fireplace are manufactured manufactured especially for thu this purpose Even the general appearance of this type of fireplace however can be improved by Inclosing It with a veneer of stone or brick Next Good Tools |