Hello!
This is my first post on this forum, and I'm glad that I found it. Let' s see if I can get some advice here on my new/old Portuguese fireplace.
I've added a photo here with measurements for reference.
The fireplace exists inside the kitchen, which is a typical Portuguese installation from old, pre-residential electricity access. Being a classic home feature, I want to keep the fireplace in my rebuild of the house. However...I'm not sure this fireplace was even remotely built to "good" standards, meaning, standards that don't smoke out the kitchen if one isn't 1000% careful with starting a fire inside it.
So, my question(s) is: are the dimensions of the opening and depth incorrect? If so, I'm thinking to reduce the height by closing off the open space in round of the arch, either with tempered glass or steel or even brick if I have too. I've taken a look at some dimensions from the Brick Industry Association, and if applying Rumford Fireplace dimensions to what I have, the opening is far too high for its width. Or...something else I'm missing/not considering?
My goal here is to leave the fireplace as open as possible, since roasting hot dogs in the kitchen over a live fire has its charm. But I also do not want to breath in the smoke, for you know, health reasons!
Thanks. -Steve
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This is my first post on this forum, and I'm glad that I found it. Let' s see if I can get some advice here on my new/old Portuguese fireplace.
I've added a photo here with measurements for reference.
The fireplace exists inside the kitchen, which is a typical Portuguese installation from old, pre-residential electricity access. Being a classic home feature, I want to keep the fireplace in my rebuild of the house. However...I'm not sure this fireplace was even remotely built to "good" standards, meaning, standards that don't smoke out the kitchen if one isn't 1000% careful with starting a fire inside it.
So, my question(s) is: are the dimensions of the opening and depth incorrect? If so, I'm thinking to reduce the height by closing off the open space in round of the arch, either with tempered glass or steel or even brick if I have too. I've taken a look at some dimensions from the Brick Industry Association, and if applying Rumford Fireplace dimensions to what I have, the opening is far too high for its width. Or...something else I'm missing/not considering?
My goal here is to leave the fireplace as open as possible, since roasting hot dogs in the kitchen over a live fire has its charm. But I also do not want to breath in the smoke, for you know, health reasons!
Thanks. -Steve
