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Flush Wall Fire Brick Finish Detail
Recommended Fire Brick Detail:
When drywall is the wall finish at the STANDARD face and flush with the rough face of the
STANDARD firebox and damper beam, it is recommended when installing the required fire brick lining to the interior of the
firebox, that the leading edge of the fire brick - at the floor and at the side walls of the firebox - be set flush with the STANDARD’s
rough firebox front. This will aid in the overall fit and finish of the STANDARD fireplace front when the code required
noncombustible finished facings are applied.
This alignment of fire brick application, as shown above (Figure 34), allows the fire brick lining to be in the same plane with the
room’s wall finish surface. With the fire brick set in this fashion the noncombustible finish facing material can be set tight against
the leading edge (or, “room edge”) of the fire brick at the sides of the fireplace opening. At the same time the finished facing
material can lay flat against the room’s finished wall surface.
FIGURE 34
