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Flare Outdoor fire
Installation Guide
Metro or Tuscany Standard
Please read thoroughly before commencing installation
Manufacturers’ Notes
• Sika fix or a similar Anchor fix product is used in the assembly of this fireplace. Please read
the manufacturers’ instructions carefully.
• Bear in mind Anchor fix has a pot life, so make sure you have everything ready before you
start.
• Use OSH approved lifting equipment and avoid at all times working under suspended panels.
• It is important that this fireplace is not run as an open fire until both the fire bricks and heat
shields have been installed.
• Allow Anchor fix 48 hrs to cure before running the fire place.
• Both the fire bricks and concrete modules will have moisture in them as a result of the
manufacturing process. This needs to dissipated slowly otherwise they will crack as the
moisture expands and turns to steam. The only way this can be done is with six or eight
small fires where the heat intensity slowly increases. Starting with a fire that brings the fire
bricks up to warm to touch temperature and then progress with the following fires until the
concrete modules are at a warm to touch temperature.
Every care has been taken to ensure that this product has been constructed to the designer’s
specifications. Prior to shipping the fire place has been assembled & disassembled and a
comprehensive check of the kit set was completed to ensure that all parts were present.
Tools & product required
• spade or shovel
• level
• tape measure
• vise grips
• rubber mallet
• sash cramp
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• caulking gun
• ladder
• wheel barrow
• two swift lift devises & chains
• 10 X 20kg bags of handy crete 17MPA
If fitting fire bricks
• concrete cutting blade on either a drop saw, angle grinder or power saw
Installation
1. Start by lifting the fire box off the chimney and place it on some wooden bearers ready to lift
up at a later stage.
2. Now become familiar with each modules function and placement within the structure [See
plans]. Note: If there is water in the holes on the top of the modules this needs to be blown
out and allowed to dry before assembly
3. Ensure that the location for the fire place is level, free of top soil and has a stable building
base.
4. Mark out on the ground the footprint for the fire box module 1360mm x 720mm.
5. A footing hole needs to be dug on each corner. These need to be a minimum of 500 mm
deep and 300mm wide with an under cut at the base. Size will depend on site conditions.
[ See plans] Make the holes wide enough on the outside edge so that you can pour the
concrete into the footings with the fire box module in place. This footing system is designed
for “good ground” as defined in 3604.
6. Lift the fire box high enough to enable the four footing rods to be screwed into the four
threaded sockets on the underside corners & then tighten firmly.
7. Lower the fire box into position checking that the rods are central in the holes and that the
unit is level both ways. You need to spend time getting this part right.
8. Then fill the footing holes to the top with 17 MPA concrete.
9. Next pick up the chimney making sure that the B side is facing the back and that the holes on
top of the fire box are clean and dry.
10. Check that the chimney threaded rods are tight and clean and then fill each of the fire box
holes with Anchor fix and lower the chimney into place.
11. Check that the chimney is sitting down on the fire box and make sure that all surfaces line
up. A sash cramp and rubber mallet may be needed.
12. If bevels for the top are part of the order, apply eight generous globs of Anchor fix to the top
of the chimney and lift bevels into place and align the outside edges.
13. Installing the fire bricks.
Note: We encourage tight stacking and not mortar to hold the bricks in place. Over the years
we have found that it is inevitable that the mortar will crack and shrink and then result in lose
bricks. So take the time and cut them tight. If you want you can use a little anchor fix on the
bricks on the side walls.
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a) Make sure the hearth is clean and free of debris, and then start laying the bricks on their
flat along the back wall and then lay forward to the front of the fire box. Use a small bar
against the side wall to help keep the rows tight.
b) Before you lay the front row you will need to sit the ash guard in place and then lay the
last row behind it. The weight of the fire bricks will hold the ash guard in location.
c) Make sure the ash guard is sitting back flush against the bricks and then start laying the
side & rear wall bricks on their edge to four rows high.
14. If the fire place is not going to be plastered, the joints or any chips that may have occurred
during construction can be repaired with Ramset Magi patch.
Warning:
Allow at least 48 hrs for Anchor fix to dry before commissioning the fire place.
The first six to eight fires should be small. This allows for the fire bricks and the panels to cure.
Failure to do this could result in fire bricks or panels cracking.
Congratulations on your successful installation of the Flare outdoor fire by Gibraltar Built.
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