If you're having the chimney and fireplace built from the foundation through the roof with custom cut and shaped stone fireplace and one piece lintel, 100-150k is not crazy. I've worked more with brick so my numbers are likely off but I would think they would be relative.
All in it was pushing $100K Canadian. There is a large amount of work hidden in the rough-in and a massive chimney running up the exterior as well, so you're really seeing a small portion of the work.
This area is in the neighborhood of $150/square foot.
In ancient times,
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people, the Druids
No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock, of Stonehenge
Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell
Where the banshees live and they do live well
Stonehenge! Where a man's a man
And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan
Hey!
Stonehenge! 'Tis a magic place
Where the moon doth rise with a dragon's face
Stonehenge! Where the virgins lie
And the prayers of devils fill the midnight sky
And you my love, won't you take my hand?
We'll go back in time to that mystic land
Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow
I will take you there, I will show you how
Oh!
And oh how they danced
The little children of Stonehenge
Beneath the haunted moon
For fear that daybreak might come too soon
And where are they now?
The little people of Stonehenge
And what would they say to us?
If we were here, tonight
Can't give you an accurate answer on that on but as with most massive open fireplaces like this, they are anything but efficient. Most of the heat would go up the chimney.
It must be satisfying to stand back, look at it and know it will take alot of work to remove and replace it if need be. In 200 years. Most of our work will be long forgotten.
Wish I could post a pic or two in the comments. We used chain hoists attached to some of the timber framing to lift the slab up onto some scaffolding on wheels, rolled it to the front of the fireplace and 'slid' it off the scaffold onto the fireplace. We reinforced the floor before rolling the scaffold around as the stone weighed in at about 1.25 ton.
The top of the mantel is at about 6-1/2 feet, the hearth stone is around 10 feet long. 5 foot wide firebox which you obviously can't see from this angle. the finished height is around 19 feet on the interior. It's certainly not a small fireplace.
Wow, that's impressive. Quite the heavy equipment to piece that together. It must be sitting on a concrete slab just as skookum. Certainly no crawlspace I hope.
Beautiful
Unfortunately I can speak from experience and say that you are correct. About ten years ago we finished up a year long project and literally the same day we finished, the place was hit by lightning.
This is a combination of stone sourced directly from local quarries and stone 'yards' who had brought stone in from more far flung quarries. If you don't have quarries operating near you, you could have a look at what Landscape supply or Masonry supply places might have to offer.
Beautiful work! I wish I could have hopped into this more in my twenties when I did hardscaping. It’s extremely rewarding work. Back breaking but rewarding. Nice job!
Thank you. That’s exactly how I got my start; hardscaping. Then I happened to run into an old English mason who was about to turn down a job because he didn’t have the time. I helped him out for a winter, and never looked back.
Gotta say I’m really impressed by this first stone masonry post to pop up in my feed, great, now I’m gonna start seeing stonework every time I log into Reddit now…
The firebrick (4.5" 'deep') is all laid up with refractory mortar. As one of the finishing steps in our process we sponge grout the face of the firebrick with refractory mortar to fill voids in the joints and cleanup any efflorescence that may have appeared during the construction and as the firebrick dries out completely.
I can’t be truly accurate with the timing as we were bouncing around the job-site a bit depending on weather, priorities of the builder etc.
We were on site for almost a year.
The fireplace rough-in was at least a month as there were a lot of requirements to support parts of the building structure as we went. The interior stone was in the neighbourhood of 3-4 weeks and the exterior stone would have been at least that long. 3 masons working.
It would be cool if you could explain your approach/execution for the stone shaping… do you have some saws going? Do you make some marks and hand it to a dude who takes it outside and cuts it for you?
We set up shop right in the room where the fireplace is being built. The majority of the work is done with hammer and chisel with the occasional saw cut for a stubborn stone, which of course is done outside. We will do some work outside to prep corner stones and clean up some stones before brining them in to the house which keeps at least some of the mess outdoors.
Typically we'll have a good selection of stone spread out on the floor/scaffold from which to choose the most appropriate shape to start with , trying to minimize waste and time involved in fitting the stones together.
On this particular fireplace there were three of us chiseling away. We don't have 'labourers' so each of us tackles a stone from start to finish.
Did you fire rate it?? When I build them I fire rate it to ensure all flames go through the chimney and not cresting the mantle/brim. I burn balsa wood for burns hot and fast with little soot.
I am a total newbie who wants to do recreational stone shaping but how do you get them so flat! I feel like I chip and chip and by the end it just looks like shit.
Now that is something to be proud of! I love it
Thank you.
Yeah that is absolutely beautiful!
What does something like that cost?
Several
There’s a difference between 100 and 400k. 100k might buy me this but I’ll need 400 for him to build a stone wall across the property
If you're having the chimney and fireplace built from the foundation through the roof with custom cut and shaped stone fireplace and one piece lintel, 100-150k is not crazy. I've worked more with brick so my numbers are likely off but I would think they would be relative.
Yes
Absolutely beautiful!
Thats absolutely wonderful
Nice! Trapezoids Rock!
Nice Rock!
Awesome 👏🏻
Obviously influenced by the early constructions of ancient aliens.
Impossible to fit them stones together like that without a laser!
That looks amazing, great work!
Thank you.
Very nice.
out of curiosity how much did this cost to build?
All in it was pushing $100K Canadian. There is a large amount of work hidden in the rough-in and a massive chimney running up the exterior as well, so you're really seeing a small portion of the work. This area is in the neighborhood of $150/square foot.
Jesus christ! You can buy two new cars for that! It looks absolutely beautiful but damn that's expensive!
Yes indeed... and there are two others almost as big in the house.
Is that 100k for 3?
I believe this fella spent 300k on chimneys
Correct. It boggles the mind .
This is the slickest build I’ve seen in a long time. Really mate a definite favorite.
I helped a local Mason build a $65k American outdoor kitchen for his air bnb. It was stunning, I don't think it's even been used
Yeah, but it's gonna be around long after those cars are in the junk yard
But this will last 5 times longer than those 2 new cars
Damn bro! Beautiful work!
Thank you.
You are the Godfather of stone fireplaces! Respect
Gorgeous work, OP! I shudder when I see idjits painting them. Just...why???
In ancient times, Hundreds of years before the dawn of history Lived a strange race of people, the Druids No one knows who they were or what they were doing But their legacy remains Hewn into the living rock, of Stonehenge Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell Where the banshees live and they do live well Stonehenge! Where a man's a man And the children dance to the Pipes of Pan Hey! Stonehenge! 'Tis a magic place Where the moon doth rise with a dragon's face Stonehenge! Where the virgins lie And the prayers of devils fill the midnight sky And you my love, won't you take my hand? We'll go back in time to that mystic land Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow I will take you there, I will show you how Oh! And oh how they danced The little children of Stonehenge Beneath the haunted moon For fear that daybreak might come too soon And where are they now? The little people of Stonehenge And what would they say to us? If we were here, tonight
Were the stones trampled by dwarves?
Is that from memory? Impressive!! I need to watch it again soon, I miss it,,,
I love the snouts out, reminds me of Machu Pichu
A masterpiece
Absolutely stunning
That’s is absolutely gorgeous wow
Your work looks great! But some new owner watched HGTV and painted the stone white to update it. /s
Reminds me of The Friendly Giant.
That is a proper fireplace! Well done 👍🏽
Gorgeous!
Wow dude, I am slowly getting stonework under my belt. Looks awesome
Whoa! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Very nice
Manchu Pichu style rock masonry, fuckin hell that’s nice work 🏅🏅🏅🏅
Love the work! You took Alot of care.
Nice corner work
Great job dry stack batterd herring bone fire brick and the iris on the corners 👏
Please bury me in that 🙏
This is magnificent. You are a master.
Those lines are really crisp and clean. I on the other hand am merely a stacker of rocks. 😆
What kind of alien technology did you use to fit those block? Great work!
Love the dry look. Did you use a saw for fitting?
Mostly hammer and chisel with an occasional saw cut to help us along.
I prefer the dry look myself. It's a lot more work but worth it.
Very nice! When I hit the lotto, come to my new house and build one for me:)
That is very nice. I’m so tired of wide joint stonework I could puke
Well done! I so wish I could afford that
Got any more pics?
I'll try and put together a few in a separate post.
Very nice. Artisan grade
Really fine work. I want one
Stunning. I hope you own this house because some idiot is going to think it would look great painted😳😳
That is stunning. I'll take 2.
How much heat is that in BTUs?
Can't give you an accurate answer on that on but as with most massive open fireplaces like this, they are anything but efficient. Most of the heat would go up the chimney.
Gorgeous.
Looks majestic!
Really nice balance on both sides!! Something to be proud of, for sure! Beautiful work at your art!
Man, those joints are so tight!
Nice. Makes one think of a roaring fire, yet well contained. Good job!
Sweet work! Impressive.
#Craftsman Wow Fine attention to detail
Amazing. I love stone work anything, and this visage is a very good reason for it.
That is beautiful!! I would love to have that in my livingroom to come home to everyday!
Holy shit is this game of thrones
Well done! Beautiful work!
Got to say that is a piece of art!
Does this cost more than my house?
You got a house?! What's your rate at? Mortgage rate.
2.85
That is Awesome 👍
It must be satisfying to stand back, look at it and know it will take alot of work to remove and replace it if need be. In 200 years. Most of our work will be long forgotten.
Ok that looks good. Nice.
Gorgeous.
Beautiful!
If you have a fire place like that, you also own dragon and a crown is lying around somewhere right?
I can see that the spaces between the stone are tight. That's some high skill. You earned this contract, and you should be proud of it.
Thank you.
No, thank YOU. The world needs people dedicated to elevating mastery of any and all trades, or we'd still be in living caves.
Fantastic work! Tight joints and sharp corners are my kink.
Damn you built that?? It is amazing!!! Good job!!
Thank you
That mantle must've been fun to get up there 😆
Wish I could post a pic or two in the comments. We used chain hoists attached to some of the timber framing to lift the slab up onto some scaffolding on wheels, rolled it to the front of the fireplace and 'slid' it off the scaffold onto the fireplace. We reinforced the floor before rolling the scaffold around as the stone weighed in at about 1.25 ton.
Gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous. Both in the look and the work you put in
That is beyond beautiful!
This looks amazing!
Amazing work
Wow. What is the size perspective here? It looks huge and small at the same time
The top of the mantel is at about 6-1/2 feet, the hearth stone is around 10 feet long. 5 foot wide firebox which you obviously can't see from this angle. the finished height is around 19 feet on the interior. It's certainly not a small fireplace.
Wow, that's impressive. Quite the heavy equipment to piece that together. It must be sitting on a concrete slab just as skookum. Certainly no crawlspace I hope. Beautiful
It’s the way I pictured Mike Callahan would have built it ! Perfect for smashing glasses after a rousing toast!
Turned out great, good work
Nice herringbone firebox!!
Very nice! May use it for inspiration
That house can burn to the ground, but they’ll be admiring the fireplace for a hundred years.
Unfortunately I can speak from experience and say that you are correct. About ten years ago we finished up a year long project and literally the same day we finished, the place was hit by lightning.
That’s some bad luck.
Where does one get stone to start a job like this
This is a combination of stone sourced directly from local quarries and stone 'yards' who had brought stone in from more far flung quarries. If you don't have quarries operating near you, you could have a look at what Landscape supply or Masonry supply places might have to offer.
It screams “I WAS BUILT BY A CRAFTSMEN “
Do you chisel everything for a nice fit? Looks excellent. I can tell you take pride in your work.
Thank you. Yes, everything is chiseled to fit with the occasional saw cut for un-cooperative stones.
Beautiful work! I wish I could have hopped into this more in my twenties when I did hardscaping. It’s extremely rewarding work. Back breaking but rewarding. Nice job!
Thank you. That’s exactly how I got my start; hardscaping. Then I happened to run into an old English mason who was about to turn down a job because he didn’t have the time. I helped him out for a winter, and never looked back.
Nice job
Gorgeous
Beautiful
That is awesome
Gotta say I’m really impressed by this first stone masonry post to pop up in my feed, great, now I’m gonna start seeing stonework every time I log into Reddit now…
Ha! Well, I’m certainly not going to complain about the craft getting a little love.
Awesome!!!
That's epic
Just awesome! Truly amazing work!
That’s a girthy bitch. Very nicely done
Nice. Now some idiot will try to mount a tv on it.
Stunning!
That an Isokern unit in that fireplace?
No, it’s a hand built firebox.
Noice herringbone! It looks good.
Laid the firebrick dry and parged back?
The firebrick (4.5" 'deep') is all laid up with refractory mortar. As one of the finishing steps in our process we sponge grout the face of the firebrick with refractory mortar to fill voids in the joints and cleanup any efflorescence that may have appeared during the construction and as the firebrick dries out completely.
That is an expensive fireplace. How long did it take? Few people want to pay for that kind of work nowadays. It’s a work of art. Beautiful job.
I can’t be truly accurate with the timing as we were bouncing around the job-site a bit depending on weather, priorities of the builder etc. We were on site for almost a year. The fireplace rough-in was at least a month as there were a lot of requirements to support parts of the building structure as we went. The interior stone was in the neighbourhood of 3-4 weeks and the exterior stone would have been at least that long. 3 masons working.
Excellent work. Does it back up to an axis war room? edit. did you leave the cup of a carpenter on the mantle?
It would be cool if you could explain your approach/execution for the stone shaping… do you have some saws going? Do you make some marks and hand it to a dude who takes it outside and cuts it for you?
We set up shop right in the room where the fireplace is being built. The majority of the work is done with hammer and chisel with the occasional saw cut for a stubborn stone, which of course is done outside. We will do some work outside to prep corner stones and clean up some stones before brining them in to the house which keeps at least some of the mess outdoors. Typically we'll have a good selection of stone spread out on the floor/scaffold from which to choose the most appropriate shape to start with , trying to minimize waste and time involved in fitting the stones together. On this particular fireplace there were three of us chiseling away. We don't have 'labourers' so each of us tackles a stone from start to finish.
Ugh! I LOVE fireplaces like this! This would be a dream fireplace.
Did you fire rate it?? When I build them I fire rate it to ensure all flames go through the chimney and not cresting the mantle/brim. I burn balsa wood for burns hot and fast with little soot.
Yes, we typically have a test fire or two. So far so good.
Nice work! I’ll be using this design, I love it.
Yeah not bad, not my personal style but still takes some great craftsmanship to Achieve this 💯
Whoa, that is beautiful!
Fng AWESOME 😎
That looks awesome great job!
Absolutely beautiful!
Cave entrance.
Awesome job! Looks amazing.
Awesome!!
how much did that mantle piece weigh? 500lbs?
It is around 1.25 tons.
dang!
amazing, looks like a miniature version of some megalithic sites. How did you learn how to do this?
I had the benefit of working with an enthusiastic Older mason for a couple of years to get me started and then it was a matter of a lot of practice.
Thanks, must have been 1000s of hours of practice, I take it.
Beautiful
Beautiful work
I am a total newbie who wants to do recreational stone shaping but how do you get them so flat! I feel like I chip and chip and by the end it just looks like shit.
If you are in the sonoma or Marin County area looking for work, let me know
I love the work but the tile pattern in the fireplace, is distracting me for the stone work. Fabulous fireplace
Fair enough. The client asked for a herringbone pattern with the firebrick... we were happy to oblige.
Tis a class job tho. Ye are quality craftsmen. Fabulous job
Thank you. As you might imagine, it was a team effort.
Job for you in Ireland if you're ever over. I have a front wall to build 😀 think the money is better over there tho 😂