2.2 FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
2.2.1 Reinforcing Location-Supporting Frame & Load Bearing Support/ Chimney Connector:
1. Before beginning the installation, consult Table 1 for weights of supporting frame, Load Bearing
Support/Chimney Connector, total weight of chimney, smoke pipe, fireplace & components.
2. Determine the exact location of the supporting frame and the Load Bearing Support/Chimney
Connector above the ceiling in accordance with the proposed location of the ceiling-suspended
fireplace so that the fireplace will be perfectly centered in the room below with the lower shelf of the
fireplace 650mm (26 5/8’’) above the finished floor when the installation is completed.
3. Multiply by two the total weight of all suspended components, including the weight of the
supporting frame and Load Bearing Support/Chimney Connector, the chimney, smoke pipe and the
fireplace to achieve a minimum 200% structural safety factor when reinforcing the structure around
the proposed location of the supporting frame and Load Bearing Support/ Chimney Connector.
TABLE 1: WEIGHTS CEILING-SUSPENDED TATIANA 997CFO FIREPLACES (Approx.)
(with e.g. ASHT SECURE-TEMP + 10’’ Chimney - 25mm (1’’) wall thickness)
(Height of installation floor to ceiling: Min. 2.43m (8’)
Weight of
fireplace
Load Bearing
Support &
Supporting
frame
length of smoke
pipe & weight of
smoke pipe
Length of chimney &
weight (13.35 kg/m -
26.7 lbs/yd. – 8.9 lbs/ft)
Approximate Total
weight of installed
fireplace
115 kg
(253 lbs)
56.5 kg (124 lbs)
0-2.43m(8’) Min.
height installation,
no smoke pipe
4.6m to 4.9m (15’ to 17’)
Max. 68.8 kg (151 lbs)
240.3kg ( 529 lbs)
115 kg
(253 lbs)
56.5 kg (124 lbs)
750mm(29.5’’)
50.3 kg (110 lbs)
10m (33’)
133.5 kg (294 lbs)
355.3 kg (782 lbs)
115 kg
(253 lbs)
56.5 kg (124 lbs)
4m. inside height
install. Pipe 1.56m
(61.5’’)long
104 kg (230 lbs)
15m (50’)
202.3 kg (445 lbs)
477.8kg (1051 lbs)
2.2.2 INSTALLATION OF HEARTH EXTENSION:
1. Remove all combustible floor coverings, e.g. carpeting, linoleum, etc., from the area under where
the fireplace is to be suspended.
2. Centered on the planned location of the fireplace, install, flush with the finished floor, a round
hearth extension of a minimum diameter of 1.996m ( 78 19/32’’) and at least 9.5 mm (3/8’’) thick
( backed by a sheet metal plate if over a combustible structure) and made of approved non-
combustible material such as ceramic tiles, stone, masonry or concrete, flush with the floor. This
conforms to applicable standards and is permitted since the bottom of the firebox opening is raised
at least 203 mm ( 8’’) above the top of the hearth extension.
2.2.3 Installation Smoke Pipe and Fireplace on Load Bearing Support
/Chimney
Connector
:
1. Make sure that the structure has been sufficiently reinforced as detailed in 2.2.1. Install the
supporting frame and Load Bearing Support/Chimney Connector above the ceiling making sure that
it is properly situated and aligned so that when the installation is completed the fireplace will be
centered on the room below. Install the trim ring around the Load Bearing Support.
2. For added height, install the required length(s) of smoke pipe onto the Load Bearing Support.
3. Before installing the fireplace on the smoke pipe, remove all possible internal components of the
fireplace to lighten it during installation.
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