Fireplace Installation Height - Learn From My Mistake

[45n5]

if you haven't installed a fireplace yet this year and plan to here's how I did mine, the height, and it's a bummer



i thought you should make it at a height that's easy to load wood, i'm sure i read that somewhere, not a good idea

well now if there is no fan blowing the air down it doesn't heat as much below waist level because heat rises

How low can you / should you install a fireplace? shouldn't it be as low as possible to the floor to heat the most in the house? (if you don't care about bending to load it)

next summer I'll remove the earthbag/concrete platform and lower everything

[TSYORK]

Move it to the floor and just put and additional piece of pipe on it.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Install ceiling fans that have reverse rotation for the winter, bringing the heat from the ceiling down to the floor.

[Cabin Fever]

A platform does help with loading wood and viewing, but 10" is about the max, IMHO.

Here is our installation

[chickenslayer]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Install ceiling fans that have reverse rotation for the winter, bringing the heat from the ceiling down to the floor.

That's what I did

[meanwhile]

Our wood stove upstairs is raised about like your's and it works fine. Maybe do you have a air leak or draft blowing cold air on your feet? Our stove sits on stone and the stone soaks up the heat. It is nice and warm. Good luck -

Another consideration is that the stove probably has a setback from the ceiling. If it's too high, it may be too close to the ceiling.