People who live in ordinary apartments that do not differ in their size and the possibility of leaving the chimney, also dream of spending a cold winter evening with their family in front of a cozy fireplace. Modern electric furnaces have no restrictions for installation and perfectly imitate a living fire. Therefore, they can be installed in any room. The portal for the fireplace can be purchased at the store, but, firstly, its price is much higher than the furnace itself, and secondly, it is difficult to find the sizes and shape required for a particular room. But to make a portal for a fireplace with your own hands will be quite easy and quite inexpensive. In addition, the original and unique design will become the pride of the owner of the house.
How to make a portal for a fireplace with your own hands?
Before you begin to make a portal for a fireplace, you need to determine the following points:
- Choose a location for the structure.
- Determine the area that you agree to take under the fireplace.
- Stop your choice on certain finishing materials and decorative coatings for decoration.
- Buy the electric stove directly in the store to know the internal dimensions of the portal.
- And only after that you can proceed with the construction of the structure.
First of all, for making a portal for a fireplace made of gypsum board with the help of guide and rack metal profiles, it is necessary to make a frame. First under the podium, and then for the portal with a furnace.
When making it, it is necessary to take into account that along the entire height and width of the structure it is necessary to fasten the cross-members from the rack profile in steps of 15-20 cm. This will strengthen the structure.
Before sewing a profile with sheets of plasterboard, it is necessary to conduct electrical wiring for the electric fireplace.
And then you can proceed to the skin of the profile. For this, black screws with a fine thread of 25 mm in length are used.
The next stage is the decoration of the portal with a decorative layer. But before applying the decor, it is necessary to prime and fill the surface.
Wooden portal for the fireplace with their own hands to make a little more difficult. This will require you to have certain knowledge, skills and tools. To make the frame, you can also use metal profiles or wooden beams. If you prefer a bar, then it should be well dried to avoid deformation. Joiner glue, which you will attach individual elements, should be on a synthetic basis. The finished structure must be covered with a heat-resistant acrylic lacquer. And the best materials for the wooden portal are plywood, MDF and chipboard, since they are less exposed to warm air. In general, the technology does not differ from plasterboard plating.