I may go the all-masonry route. What is the least-cost route to a Rumford, in labor and materials? I am looking at the instructions and plans at Buckley’s website, which use the Superior Clay Products tile throat and smoke chamber, and detail the firebox with straight-up, not corbeled, sidewalls. Looks so easy I could probably do it myself, but I’ll be busy making sawdust.
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i've done it both ways .. & the Superior is absolutely a great labor saver.. not to mention it takes a lot of the drama out of the equation too
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What about that other style that you mentioned. I forgot the name, but did a google on it and a quickly glanced at some of the info, but did not read the detaisl.
Seems to be an improved Rumford.
It is a Bellfires unit from Sleepy Hollow Chimney Supply. They manufacture it on Long Island. Expensive. Zero clearance models, retrofit kits, and build-in components for new construction. A pear-shape design, I think developed in the Netherlands, using refractory materials, castings, for the firebox parts.