Fireplaces for cottages, their styles and design features
If you are not indifferent to the design of a room in a country house or dacha( which sometimes means the same thing), try not to let any element get out of the general style of the interior. Including this and the fireplace. It is known that fireplaces for cottages are different, and if you are only familiar with the classical, do not rush to crochet such into an atmosphere sustained in the style of hi-tech. Similarly, a fireplace created in the style of "avant-garde", using metal and glass, will not be combined with Rococo-style furniture. But, let's look at each of the existing styles of "home hearths" and determine which one will fit. So, back to the classic - it has a U-shaped yawn( also the terms "portal" and "window" are possible).In fact, it's all its front part from the floor to the shelf, which can be decorated in our case with bas-reliefs or even sculptural compositions. The fireplace of the classic fireplace is always open
Fireplaces for a country house in the style of "Empire", which arose when Napoleon Bonaparte was in power in France, is more suitable for some manor than for a cottage. A portal of this kind is usually decorated with marble slabs and bas-reliefs with scenes of antique myths. There is still a rustic style, or, in other words, "country."It is this fireplace, made, as a rule, from sandstone or shell rock, and often lined with wood, is most appropriate in the country. Widespread "modern" style is used both in country houses and in city apartments( and even offices), it has something from the classical style, but only the base, in combination with strict lines. And, finally, the style of hi-tech, absolutely minimalist, where the use of steel and glass is expressed in extremely strict forms. The stove-fireplaces for dachas, combining the romance of open fire with the practicality of the cooker plate, are very popular.
Fireplaces in the interior, the best places for their accommodation
Having decided to acquire a fireplace, do not rush to immediately confirm its location, carefully weigh all the pros and cons. Perhaps the seemingly well-located today, tomorrow, after rearranging the furniture, the fireplace will be a hindrance to you and your loved ones. But the country fireplaces, even small ones, are not mobile electric heaters, they can not be moved to another place. Therefore, we consider all the most optimal options. Let's start with the living room. The most common option is in the middle of the longest wall, often at the outer one between the windows. To some extent it is convenient, since the masonry of the chimney can be made external. If the living room is combined with the hallway, the portal can be located opposite the front door so that it immediately catches your eye, so a person, coming from a cold, at the sight of an open fire will immediately feel the comfort in the room. If there is an alcove in the living room, placing a fireplace in it, you can create a cozy corner for rest.
A more interesting option is between rooms, if there is a certain partition without doorways, conditionally dividing two rooms, for example, a living room and a dining room. It is in the edge of the pier that you can install a fireplace( the wall ends with a portal that stands perpendicular to it).In this case, by making the facade, as well as the rear and side walls of thick refractory glass, you can achieve that live fire was visible from both rooms. Choosing a place in the space between the dining room and the kitchen, you can consider such an option as stoves, fireplaces for cottages. This is an excellent solution, since on the one hand, facing the dining room, will be a fireplace, and on the other, already in the kitchen - a stove with a door for loading firewood, an ash pan and a recess for cooking. In the bedrooms it is best to have the usual country fireplaces in the style of "country", without a prefix for cooking, which breaks all romanticism. If the bedroom is in your attic, keep in mind that the pipe length should be at least 5 meters, starting from the grate .The gas fireplace for the dacha can become an outlet, the exhaust for it is required much shorter.
His Majesty the fireplace - the pros and cons of the open portal
The positive sides that have chalet furnaces and fireplaces can be listed endlessly, but the main ones are undoubtedly an open fire, creating in the room a particularly cozy atmosphere and warmth, which, being not convective, butradiant, much more useful for humans. But the minuses should be paid special attention, so that, if possible, they should be eliminated at the stage of construction or installation of the portal( in the case of steel and glass fireplaces).To begin with, it would be nice for you to visit some castle in Europe, with a working fireplace in one of the halls. You would feel a distinct draft, and a particularly strong draft of cold air would be observed above the floor near the portal with a dancing fire.
The fireplace, made in the old manner and not equipped with a special attachment to the furnace, namely, the convector-distributor, creates traction from the room through the zev in the chimney. The said attachment with the help of a fan mounted above the casing creates a counter-thrust in the furnace, as a result of which the warm air from the fireplace is distributed throughout the room.
Furnace-fireplace for giving is bad even in that it consumes oxygen indoors at great speed, therefore, if there is no good ventilation, there is a good chance of earning a headache due to an overabundance of carbon dioxide. Another disadvantage is the fact that the stove-fireplaces for giving give warmth only while the firewood is burning( unless, of course, it's not about modern gas furnaces), but the inconvenience is that the fireplace just can not be turned off. So, it is necessary to wait patiently when the firewood is burned to the ash state, since even extinct, it would seem, coal can not be left unattended in any case, they can still flare up within 24 hours, scattering sparks. And it's dangerous, if there is a firewood dome nearby. Well, and, perhaps, the disadvantages include the fact that the fireplace has extremely low efficiency, it heats only in a small area around it, in general, the room in which the tasks of heating will be entrusted entirely to the hearth of the "home" will remain cold. What conclusions? Do not forget about the central heating in the construction of the villa.
