How to Install a Gas Log Fireplace | Ask This Old House

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @rickcox1843
    @rickcox1843 7 лет назад +12

    I knew Kevin Bacon was multi-talented but his sweep skills put him on another level.

    • @edkienzler406
      @edkienzler406 3 года назад

      Kevin O’Connor not Bacon

    • @yosefhezekiah4818
      @yosefhezekiah4818 3 года назад

      You all prolly dont care at all but does any of you know of a way to get back into an instagram account?
      I somehow forgot my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me!

    • @desmondgraham1249
      @desmondgraham1249 3 года назад

      @Yosef Hezekiah Instablaster =)

  • @davidsquall351
    @davidsquall351 8 лет назад +14

    That foam trowel is a great idea!

  • @CR-qu5jc
    @CR-qu5jc 4 года назад +1

    Doesn’t the clearance between the mantle and the non combustible material need to be at least a foot with a hood or 16 inches without? That clearance of non combustible material seemed awfully short to the wood mantle?

  • @ArcticFlies56
    @ArcticFlies56 3 года назад +2

    If you have vented gas logs in the fireplace can you burn the fire with glass doors closed?

    • @slavrenz88
      @slavrenz88 Год назад

      No, doors still need to be opened

  • @captnmoxi7429
    @captnmoxi7429 6 лет назад +4

    Wonderful, the gas line miraculously appears in my existing wood burning fireplace. I can't seem to locate mine, any help here...?

    • @Detroitblue
      @Detroitblue 5 лет назад +5

      I have watched 5 videos this morning and not one of them shows the gas line being ran.

    • @billwilson2160
      @billwilson2160 4 года назад +1

      I had one installed in my firebox when we built our house

  • @moocowdad
    @moocowdad 8 лет назад +6

    I have never seen gas installations like that, here in Ontario, metal liners must be installed in the tile liners, to prevent the tile and mortar from crumbling due to lower gas temps over wood fire(or coal or oil for that matter) and no dampers are allowed due to the fact that they can be inadvertantly left closed and unlike wood fire, no smoke is visible in the house, just c0.Good video anyway.

    • @rickcox1843
      @rickcox1843 7 лет назад

      Interesting. I would have thought that higher temps would cause the mortar and tile to crumble, rather than lower temps. So does this mean that all the tile on my roof and all the mortar in my basement walls will crumble due to lower temps? Yikes!

    • @kalijasin
      @kalijasin 2 года назад

      The materials clay, cement, lime and sand are naturally resistant to fire and heat.

  • @ProwlingSheep
    @ProwlingSheep 7 лет назад +2

    He says you can burn both gas logs and wood in the fireplace at the beginning. How does that work? Is it an easy switch back and forth?

    • @Mihogan
      @Mihogan 4 года назад +4

      I think he meant at that current time they could install either

    • @tracker1ify
      @tracker1ify 2 года назад

      What I was thinking

  • @dont9902
    @dont9902 8 лет назад +1

    What are the clearances to combustibles after the application?

  • @UberWagen
    @UberWagen 2 года назад +2

    You're not supposed to use any manually operated dampers with a gas system. That violates IRC G2427.15.

  • @Stewmade64
    @Stewmade64 3 года назад +2

    So what was the point of the flue mortar repair when you opted to use a ceramic log system anyway? You just removed the creosote problem by opting to use the gas heat only system. Seems like an unnecessary cost for the current homeowner.

  • @maxsledge7564
    @maxsledge7564 8 лет назад +4

    i ship Kevin and her 💜💜💜💜💜

    • @aurvaroy6670
      @aurvaroy6670 4 года назад

      Kevin is already married long before he first appeared in TOH. In fact, rumor has it that Kevin's wife was offered to be the new host of TOH, but she turned it down and let her husband do it instead.

  • @XzTS-Roostro
    @XzTS-Roostro 8 лет назад +1

    How about a gas log fireplace that's activated by a lightswitch?
    We have ours designed for that, but we still don't have the logs yet

  • @lloydcollins
    @lloydcollins 8 лет назад +37

    Hottest female homeowner in 30 years of the show!

    • @TheHeadlessHorseman
      @TheHeadlessHorseman 7 лет назад +6

      watch the women from under cabinet led lighting install video the bald guy did. She gives this girl a run for her money. Still fapping though

    • @gentleman8497
      @gentleman8497 4 года назад +1

      There is a blonde woman that is smoking hot. It's the episode with Tommy fixing the plaster ceiling.

    • @vancegillenwater9609
      @vancegillenwater9609 3 года назад

      Especially at 51 seconds......I keep replaying it.

    • @Mike_Greentea
      @Mike_Greentea 10 месяцев назад

      This lady is the hottest! ruclips.net/video/W3u0AMHNppo/видео.htmlsi=BaTpE4_CFuhEj3uh

    • @playhouse888
      @playhouse888 10 месяцев назад

      😂@@vancegillenwater9609

  • @4212daniel
    @4212daniel 8 лет назад +32

    i think there was a connection between clint and melissa

  • @richardpham3245
    @richardpham3245 4 года назад

    @4:07, where do I find that gas log burner?

    • @Virtualmix
      @Virtualmix 3 года назад +1

      Didn't you watch the video it's at Melissa's house, duh!

  • @pennellsmasonry7076
    @pennellsmasonry7076 8 лет назад

    I know that log sets waste a massive amount of energy. Inserts are way more energy efficient but way more expensive. I know here in New England the cold outside temps cause a lot of moisture build up. I have had to condem many chimneys as a result deterioration caused by log sets. This is a good video for that system but I wonder if it's UL listed.

  • @chetjohnson3335
    @chetjohnson3335 5 лет назад +2

    I didn't see any gas shut off valves

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 2 года назад

      Don't need one

    • @craigglaser251
      @craigglaser251 Год назад

      @@jamedlock83 I believe You’re supposed to have a gas shut off within 3 foot of the fireplace.

  • @Mihogan
    @Mihogan 3 года назад

    Oh wow

  • @Maxid1
    @Maxid1 8 лет назад +3

    I don't know about the foam thing through the flue. The useful thing about clay tile is that not much can adhere to them. With that screed of mortar on them they're going catch every particle that goes up the flue.

    • @rickcox1843
      @rickcox1843 7 лет назад

      agreed. Not only does the entire flue now become a resin trap, but those tiles were much better suited (no pun intended) for streaming exhaust fumes out before he roughed the inner walls up so badly. I feel badly for the nice homeowner lady that probably got stabbed badly on that one. wow

  • @whith5184
    @whith5184 3 года назад

    I have a couple questions. I always thought wood and gas appliances could never share a flue. How would this be possible exactly in this chimney?
    Also, shouldn't the flue liner extend about 4" above the chimney? Thanks

    • @UberWagen
      @UberWagen 2 года назад +1

      You are correct, but I believe he said this is a double flue, so they must be seperate. Wood flue gas does carry a lot of combustible gas. The flue should definitely be 2-6" above the crown. I'm really at a loss that This Old House has so many discrepancies with Chimney work.

    • @DubsteppersHD
      @DubsteppersHD 2 года назад

      @@UberWagen Nowhere does it state that the flue should extend above the crown

  • @marylandsirensfirebuff9664
    @marylandsirensfirebuff9664 5 лет назад +10

    who saw the damper closed while they were lighting it

  • @rosinbum
    @rosinbum 7 лет назад

    Installation instructions for top dampers states that they are not to be installed on a chimney venting gas logs. I would have liked to have seen the finished product in the chimney where the coatings were applied. Out of site out of mind.

  • @carloscunha4919
    @carloscunha4919 7 лет назад +1

    Tank you

  • @taodin4646
    @taodin4646 8 лет назад

    wonderful

  • @carl2591
    @carl2591 7 лет назад

    we NEVER install gas log with out a safety pilot system gas valve.. If someone happens to turn gas valve on and there no flame to ignite it and house fill up with gas guess what happens when you flip a light switch on ...... BOOM... very dangerous. We have a couple companies in our area that tell every all most every home owner their chimney is not safe due to small gaps. This repair is like 3-4K and not really needed in most cases.. the main reason is to make more money on the job.

    • @rickcox1843
      @rickcox1843 7 лет назад

      +Carl Newton Duh! I would hope every reads your comment, and installs those safety valves! That was totally whack to make that nice homeowner lady have to bend down and light those burners with a lighter! Someone call zoning on these clowns!!! smh

    • @slavrenz88
      @slavrenz88 Год назад

      @@rickcox1843 you guys are ridiculous...you act as if there's no precedent for this. Ever had a gas stove? You can easily turn those on, with gas filling the kitchen, and not actually engage the igniter. Combined with the fact that natural gas smells, it's not as big of a problem as you make it out to be. At some point, people need to take responsibility for their own safety...who on earth would turn on the gas and then not immediately light the fireplace?

  • @Darkseid001
    @Darkseid001 2 года назад

    My god the ginger is so rude the way he grabs the foam trowel da how does this work da lol the ginger 😂 the ginger 🤣

  • @JDoe-hb7pc
    @JDoe-hb7pc 5 лет назад +2

    Video was an F. Didn't show how he got the gas in there. Or if he had to break the old cement there, I noticed he put it inside a little box. He didn't explain anything.

  • @kingraiderr
    @kingraiderr 7 лет назад +4

    She likes him.

  • @tracker1ify
    @tracker1ify 4 года назад +2

    Why not just put a vent free in and rock on

  • @Theredeemedchild2
    @Theredeemedchild2 3 года назад +3

    This is the first episode that hasn't been helpful. I need to know how to do the gas line, you know, the most important part..

    • @Theredeemedchild2
      @Theredeemedchild2 2 года назад

      @@Telly187 Man you are a smart one. I didn't realize me asking for helpful information was just me being a know it all.
      You're so helpful!

    • @ronduckett5017
      @ronduckett5017 2 месяца назад

      I know it's a dated video but did you get it figured out??

    • @eschrader
      @eschrader 23 дня назад

      I'm a homeowner but you need to have a natural gas line, consider where you want the ball valve/ignitor combo and it looks like people use flex line once you get to the firebox. I'm still figuring this out too for outdoor nonvented custom fireplace (not insert)

    • @eschrader
      @eschrader 23 дня назад

      This looks like a $10-20k service lol

  • @vancegillenwater9609
    @vancegillenwater9609 3 года назад +2

    at 51 seconds.....the greatest reaction in the history of femininity!

    • @jamedlock83
      @jamedlock83 3 года назад

      She has a GORGEOUS smile, doesn't she?

  • @danyala.1659
    @danyala.1659 8 лет назад +2

    I'll be the second comment.

  • @FernandoRodriguez-ds5ri
    @FernandoRodriguez-ds5ri 7 лет назад

    Great video. Texas has the most beautiful women. DallasCityOfChampions

  • @nickel0eye
    @nickel0eye 3 года назад

    that surround was really bad:/

  • @PoeCompany
    @PoeCompany 8 лет назад

    I'll be the first comment

  • @jamedlock83
    @jamedlock83 3 года назад

    Wow! Is Melissa single?

  • @Edit.Name.
    @Edit.Name. 8 лет назад +1

    She's a woman of few words.

  • @bosse641
    @bosse641 8 лет назад

    8th here .........lol ;-)

    • @bosse641
      @bosse641 8 лет назад

      +Bosse Grytbakk ......and the 4th is contested as we can see. .....lol.

  • @austinlindsay
    @austinlindsay 8 лет назад

    I also have a useless comment.

  • @sonny323
    @sonny323 8 лет назад

    I'm the last to comment lol

  • @Mihogan
    @Mihogan 4 года назад +1

    So depressing seeing some yuppies destroy a gorgeous wood fireplace for a suburban gas eyesore

  • @eroglueroglu9696
    @eroglueroglu9696 8 лет назад

    I'm the fifth comment

  • @ChakatNightspark
    @ChakatNightspark 4 года назад +4

    Bad choice. Rip the gas lines out. Go with the true fireplace. WOOD burning. NEVER USE GAS.

    • @degenwow
      @degenwow 2 года назад +1

      you're RADICAL.

  • @sevenplaces98
    @sevenplaces98 8 лет назад +1

    I guess I'll be the fourth comment

  • @jamedlock83
    @jamedlock83 2 года назад

    Melissa, are you single? You are gorgeous

  • @kingconstructo
    @kingconstructo 8 лет назад +5

    she is definitely a ditz

    • @Superman-xr1oh
      @Superman-xr1oh 7 лет назад +1

      Constructo Jay Glad I'm not the only one that noticed.

    • @Fe7Ace
      @Fe7Ace 5 лет назад

      She's just over the moon about being on TV I think. You can generally spot those ones when they are all done up and wearing their best clothes to some dirty house job, and non-stop canned smile. She got a great smile though so not complaining.

    • @timfischer
      @timfischer 5 лет назад +1

      Glad someone else noticed. All the other comments seem to be so enamored with her looks that they don't even see this. She's annoying as heck.

  • @ductiena12
    @ductiena12 8 лет назад

    I'm the fourth comment.

  • @joejack4616
    @joejack4616 8 лет назад

    I'm the ninth comment

  • @fear2298
    @fear2298 8 лет назад +1

    I'm the third comment

  • @Tradstone701
    @Tradstone701 8 лет назад +3

    all theese videos give me an idea, why America need so much energy!!!! horrible

    • @bigvegass
      @bigvegass 8 лет назад +2

      much idea for so many energies. so many

    • @MrHookahClouds
      @MrHookahClouds 6 лет назад +1

      not as horrible as your english

    • @billwilson2160
      @billwilson2160 4 года назад +1

      Mind your own business MORON