Page 26 2023 Spring Home and Garden LINCOLN DAILY NEWS April/May 2023 To give you a taste of what you might find, here are three videos quickly found via YouTube. The takeaway from this video is that you can go as big and intricate as you can afford, but, if you are going to go all out, use a professional. Also, if you are using heavy building materials like brick, blocks, and stone, you must have a solid footing for your fireplace. Using concrete to start your footing is a must to create a stable construction. There are a few of these tasks that you can do yourself, such as digging the footer trench and mixing and pouring your own concrete into the trench. Then when your contractor arrives, he is ready to do what he does best, lay the fireplace and create your outdoor cozy place. You can build your own outdoor fireplace from a kit. The video above features a specific name brand, not endorsed by LDN. Go online and do a search of YouTube videos and you will find there are a number of DIY kit videos by different name brands. You can view and decide which one is the best for you. The first take away from the video is to make sure the kit you order has everything you will need, including detailed instructions. The second takeaway is to read those directions front to back before you ever start building the fireplace. With this kit you do get to use tools and shape your stones to a certain degree. Doing so, you have a greater experience and in the end can feel even more accomplished than if you hired it done. This fireplace does not use mortar, but rather glue. You will glue the layers as you build your fireplace upward. The kit shown in the video may not be quite as intricate as the fireplace by the contractor video, but it is still a very attractive fireplace. This video is a complete do it yourself project that you can watch and learn from, then create a fireplace to your liking. The takeaway from this is the fact that there is no glue and no mortar needed, though you can use an adhesive if you want a more permanent structure. Why build a fireplace that isn’t permanent? Because Continued --
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