Diy Fireplace Smoke Guard

Measure the length and height of the fireplace opening to determine the size of the sheet metal needed.

Diy fireplace smoke guard.

Available in brass only in 4 and black to fit fireplaces 28 1 2 to 48 wide. Fireplaces will often smok. Most fireplaces smoke because the opening is too high. Melissa walks us through installation of the hyc smoke guard.

Guards install quite simply in the top of the fireplace opening. When this happens you can end up with soot stains on your ceiling walls and fireplace surround. Paint the piece of sheet metal with high temperature spray paint. A variety of widths are available to match the size of your fireplace and two decorative finishes to choose from brass or matte black so that you can decide how best to complement your decor.

You can find this type of paint at fireplace. Smokeguard lowers the fireplace opening holds in smoke and easily corrects the problem. A flue that is too small for the fireplace opening can sometimes cause smoke to leak out through the top of the fireplace. Apply a bead.

The smoke guard can be used to reduce the height or width of the fireplace. Here is a link to what a smoke guard looks like it s basically a steel beam that goes across the top of the fireplace that makes the opening smaller. How to build your own fireplace smoke guard step 1. While having these structural components altered is often cost prohibitive a workaround is to install a smoke guard in front of the fireplace e g hy c smoke guard available on amazon.

Woodland didn t have a smoke guard in stock but said they could order one for around 100 but we wouldn t get it in time for thanksgiving. Smoke guards keep the errant smoke from slipping out of the fireplace.