I finally managed to finish the fireplace. We have decided to place a 2" piece of metal in front (which hasn't been done yet), though, to keep the glass off the ledge. We thought it would be deep enough, but that didn't quite work.
To enable me to keep the center area smooth, we had to place the burner on top of the wall pipe, which created a rather high burner placement. This ended up creating a bit of a problem because I had a steep slope to the hearth. This is why I need to add the metal strip in front--so the glass doesn't roll down and come out of the fireplace. We had decided to not have a glass door on it, although if we find something we really like, that could change.
The pics might come in 2-3 e-mails, but I'll describe them here. The first few pics are duplicates of ones I already sent you.
1. Original fireplace, emptied out.
2-3. After painting with the dark blue from the chart you guys gave us. The wall was painted to match, although, I'm not sure I really like it. I'm trying to reserve judgement until I see it for awhile.
The damper handle is a brass duck head which wasn't even noticeable when it was all black.
4-5.New burner in place. This created more problems than expected due to the wall pipe being higher than most. We ended up using regular lava rock, since we couldn't find the smaller rocks. Then we added small pea gravel to fill in gaps around the lava rock. After the burner was finally level, we added the sand.
6. Testing the burner with sand added.
7. Clear glass base added.
8. Rest of colors were added--starfire, azurlite, cranberry-pink, with a little steel blue topper and a few ice cubes.
9-10. All finished and burning.
We're still working on the right side of this wall which has cabinets holding the TV and storage. Once the entire wall is finished, I'll send you one final pic of the entire wall. Not sure how soon that will happen, so don't wait for it, if you want to post these pics on your website.
I want to thank you for all your help. Your store was great to visit, so we could pick our glass out in person. Your staff was very helpful and we had a great time making our final color choices. I'll will definitely recommend you to others.
Senior Instructor for Art Clay
PMC Certified
crafterjudi@yahoo.com e mail any comments or questions to Judi
The fireplace below has a clear base with emerald green topper. As you can see with this self install how easy it actually is.
The
fireplace below is a propane pan burner with a lava rock fill. You
don't want to crush your own lava rock because of the time. You can use
larger lava around the edges of the pan but you will want to use
crushed lava in the pan up to the surface of the burners. The glass use
in this fireplace was a ford blue base with ford blue reflective on
top. Topped with clear pyrite and amber accents. The install went very
well except for the rock crushing episode.
The fireplace below is a direct vent self installation with a starfire
base and hyacinth topper. There are a few fireplace companies who say
this can't be done, really! So I guess this doesen't really didn't
happen, did it?
Above you see all the components that make a direct vent work
and below you see the finished product. This was completed by Teresa Leets, an attorney in Los Angeles. So much for those fireplace guys.
The fireplace below was done for
Nick Cannon (now marrried to Mariah Carey!)(http://www.nickcannon.com/ )
in Hollywood Hills California. We installed a remote control inside of
the fireplace on the left side as you will see. The remote control was
an IPI (Intermittent Pilot Ignition) so the pilot light only goes on
when you turn the fireplace on with the remote control. We use a lava
base filler and topper it with 1/8" black for a very fine layered look.
The fireplace was coated with a high heat concrete mix to make it look
wider and lower. A very contemporary look and it looks great.The remote is on the lower left side with crushed lava all around
We have turned it on to a low flame
Now we add the 1/8" black
and
now you have one very simple but unique fireplace. You almost can't see
the remote because of the glass color. The remote was to go inside the
left cabinet but the plumber forgot to show up, oh well. But it's done
and everyone is happy.
The fireplace below was installed by the customer (Kim Clark) with a remote control, propane burner manufactured by us and topped with starfire. The fireplace was transformed form an ordinary to work of art, nice job!
The picture below has the burner being tested
This is the remote control on the lower right with the pilot light assembly
We now have fire!
The
fireplace below was modified to look like the HGTV fireplace did a
while back for Pie Town Productions. We use bronze rust copper base
glass in the fireplace.
Ugly above and
Not ugly below, simple!
