Hanging fireplace in the interior of the apartment and house

 Hanging fireplace in the interior of the apartment and house

It is possible to make the interior of a living room or a hall in a house more interesting and extraordinary by applying such a detail as a fireplace. Winter frosty evening, coming from work, so cool to sit in an easy chair with a cup of fragrant tea, watching the live tongues of flame flashing in the fireplace. No other heating devices will not replace the delights of its living heat.

Among the large number of various types of fireplaces a special place can be allotted suspended.

His birth in the second half of the 60s of the XX century, he was obliged to the French traveler and philosopher Dominique Imbert. In a small town in the south of France, he buys for old money an old dilapidated house in order to create a workshop in it.But, as Dominic himself recalled, the building was so leaky that the snow was flying almost on its head. In order to at least somehow escape from the cold and prepare food, the former student of the Sorbonne came up with the idea of ​​making a fireplace suspended from a wall. The material served as ordinary metal plates.

The original notion was liked by many visitors to the home of a novice designer, and some of them even wished to order the same product for themselves. Although this innovation has not been accepted by a wide audience of consumers for a long time, in the 2000s a hanging fireplace was recognized as one of the most original and beautiful elements of the interior.

Species

When choosing one or another method of fastening a fireplace, it is necessary to take into account its dimensions, configuration, necessary type of fuel, features and capabilities of the room in which it will be installed, the overall interior. The most important difference between this type of fireplace and other devices is its location, where it does not touch the floor and is located on the chimney. Although its standard weight does not exceed 160 kg, the ceiling in the house must be very durable, because the entire mass of the fireplace structure will load them.

Given the method of installation of hanging fireplaces, they are divided into several types.

  • Wall. The name itself indicates the location of the device. The most important thing is that the surface of the wall, on which the entire load will fall, be solid, perfectly flat and vertical. This option of hanging the fireplace is quite suitable for a room that does not have a very large area and will significantly save its owner space in it. In addition, a vertical pipe is not required for such a device. The cost of the production of wall-mounted fireplace is relatively low, which makes it one of the cheapest. Fuel for it can be used very different.
  • Central, sometimes called island. It is installed on the chimney, without touching any wall at all. For such a design it would be useful to use a special screen made of refractory glass that protects the room from fire and ash.
  • Rotating. An analogue of the above type of fireplace, equipped with an additional mechanism that allows the design to rotate around its axis as needed. Using this method of mounting may require equipment of the space under the fireplace with a radius of at least two meters of thermal insulation material.
  • Transforming. It is enough to raise the screening fire and the fireplace becomes open.

Before you install a hanging fireplace in your home, you need to decide on its shape and decide what kind of fuel will be used.

  • Firewood. This kind of heating material is considered the classic and most common. No imitation - and the fire, and the crackles of the logs are real. It is better to use firewood in fireplaces installed in summer houses and in private houses, since in order for the device to work in normal mode, a vertical chimney with a clearly defined pipe diameter is required. When using such fuel, the fire, as a rule, is open, and in order to avoid adverse effects, during the installation of the fireplace, all requirements should be observed, from which it is strictly forbidden to depart. To the air in the room with a fireplace on the wood was not too dry, the space with fire is better not to close the refractory glass.
  • Biofuels - ethanol, which contains alcohol. Its use allows you to install fireplaces in apartments of high-rise buildings, because it eliminates the appearance of soot, soot, smoke, does not require the installation of a chimney (its elements can only be used as a decor), additional cleaning.The design of a hanging fireplace using ethanol is simple and it is easy to assemble it yourself. In the hearth, one or several burners may be present, giving the most real flame, the intensity of which can be adjusted. In the fireplaces that operate on biofuels, there are special tanks for it. There is a slight nuance when using ethanol in fireplaces. An additional ventilation system will be required in the room, since a significant amount of oxygen is wasted due to the combustion of this fuel and natural ventilation does not provide adequate air exchange.
  • There are suspended fireplaces working using electrical energy. Since a kind of device is a screen with a realistic flame depicted, in this case the real fire will not please its owner. Modern technology gives it naturalness, the effect of 3 D, 5D. This hanging fireplace looks better closed, because in the open will be visible imitation of the flame. Often it is made in the form of a glass ball or box.

Installation

In order for the hanging fireplace to meet the requirements of resistance to high temperatures and was not too heavy, it is made using stainless steel and heat-resistant glass. The stainless steel is known for its durability, wear resistance, ease of maintenance, non-susceptibility to corrosion, high temperature resistance. Fire-resistant glass withstands great heat, does not crack from a sudden change in temperature, perfectly transfers heat. It is practically not subject to mechanical damage, is not afraid of the touch of burning firewood, heated poker.

In addition, products from it look quite elegant.

Features of the installation of a suspended fireplace:

  • High ceilings and a large area of ​​the room (at least 25 sq. M.) Are required. In a room where this rule is not observed, a hanging fireplace may not fit into the interior and spoil its appearance.
  • Thermal insulation of the foundation and walls is optional.
  • If the fireplace is not electric, there should not be intensive air flows in the place of its placement in order to avoid attenuation of the fire or, conversely, its burning.
  • The presence of exhaust ventilation is obligatory.
  • Objects that are close to the fireplace structure must be made of refractory material. All flammable things are located as far as possible from her.
  • For wood fireplaces, a chimney is a necessary part, the shape of which is determined by the taste and requirements of the owner.
  • In the case of self-design hanging fireplace must take into account the thickness of the metal for the furnace. It should be at least half a centimeter. In this case, it is better to use a steel pipe as a starting material. In addition, you need the correct calculation of the ratio of the volume of the furnace, the area of ​​its window and the cross section of the chimney.

Advantages and disadvantages

Thanks to the uncommon location suspended fireplaces have some advantages that outweigh the qualities of other designs.

  • Relatively small size. This allows the device to compactly sit in a room even with a small area and save space.
  • Easy to operate. As a rule, suspended fireplaces are not burdened by complex functions, and it is quite possible to handle them without certain skills.
  • Easy to assemble.This design is quite simple to mount, following the instructions. In addition, the simplicity of the suspended fireplace mechanism allows you to design your own version of your own according to your own taste.
  • The unusual design will give originality to any interior.
  • Due to the nature of the biofuel used, the fireplace does not require a chimney and its installation is possible not only in the house, but also in the apartment.

Of the minuses can be called, perhaps, only the high price of the fireplace. The reason for this is the substantial cost of those materials that go to its manufacture.

Harmony in the unity of style

In recent years, suspended fireplaces are becoming increasingly popular in Russia due to its unusual appearance, compactness, ease of use. However, when choosing the desired model, it is necessary to take into account not only your own preferences and material capabilities, but also the style of the room in which there will be a fireplace. You can diversify it with some additional mechanisms and elements that harmoniously fit the chosen image of the room and give the fireplace a certain decorative effect.These can be lifting devices, a safety glass control system, a rotating tube or a firebox, removable parts, etc.

Use in the manufacture of hanging fireplace materials such as steel and glass, successfully fit it into hi-tech style. Having a fancy triangle shape, drops, spheres, pyramids, bowls, embodying the owner's wildest fantasies, he can become the center of the entire interior. The rotating version of the fireplace can be supplemented with a waterfall, which will further bring the observer's attitude to wildlife, fire, and water. An interesting option is the fireplace, representing the aquarium in which the flame sparkles.

The fireplace, which has a smoke box made of pure glass that looks like a huge flask, or a large fiery fiery eye (the device that opens and closes the fire is placed inside) looks amazing.

The small dimensions of the hanging fireplace are perfect for minimalism. Simple and concisely decorated living room or dining room will be very well complemented by an extraordinary design. Particularly interesting will look like a panoramic model, the device which allows you to see the flame from all sides.Fireplace configurations in these cases are assumed to be the most diverse.

Examples of using

  • Brilliantly enters a round hanging fireplace in the design of a room in the style of a loft. Calm colors and bright accents complement the charm of black steel mantel design. The special atmosphere of the open space, the decoration of the walls of various textures with stones, the geometric regularity of the furniture forms will be domesticated by the cozy charm and the living warmth of the fireplace.
  • A distinctive feature of a hanging fireplace in modern modern style is its tradition. The design has a minimum of decorative elements, the regulation of the power of the flame, a high level of heat transfer. The unit in this style strikingly combines the classics of real fire and the original solution in the device.

How to choose a hanging fireplace, see the video below.

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