Can you add a fireplace to a house that does not have one?

Often yes. It needs a footing, a path for the chimney and the right clearances, which get worked out on a look at the house.

Do you build outdoor fireplaces?

Yes, in brick and stone. Call and describe what you have in mind.

Can you reface an old fireplace in stone?

Yes. The existing face is looked at first to see what it can carry.

Stone fireplace on a covered porch with an arched firebrick firebox, timber mantel and bluestone hearth

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Third Pig Masonry service

Fireplaces in Winchester, VAMasonry fireplaces built in brick and stone

A masonry fireplace is a long build done in order: footing, firebox, flue and chimney. Third Pig Masonry builds fireplaces in brick and stone, indoors and out, and a recent one went up in Snowshoe, WV.

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What we build

Indoor fireplaces and chimneys, outdoor fireplaces, and stone or brick faces on a fireplace that is already there. The firebox, the flue and the stack are built to work together.

Signs it is time to call

A new fireplace in a new build
A fireplace to add to an existing house
An outdoor fireplace on the patio
A fireplace face you want redone in stone
A fireplace that is cracked or smoking
A hearth that needs rebuilding
A chimney that has to come with the fireplace
A fireplace project you are not sure how to start

Built from the footing up

A fireplace is heavy, so the footing comes first. Then the firebox, the smoke path and the chimney go up in order, each part laid so the one above it sits right. A good looking face on a badly built firebox is not a fireplace worth having.

Brick or stone

Brick gives a classic look and suits most houses. Stone gives a heavier, more rugged one, and suits cabins and mountain homes. Many fireplaces mix the two, with a stone face and a brick firebox. The choice follows the house and what you want to see when you walk in. For the stack itself see chimney building and repair.

Ask about fireplaces in Winchester

Call and tell us what you have.

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Our work

Fireplace and wood stove photos

Stone fireplace and chimney mid build with an arched firebox opening, stone and tools on the floor — Fireplace going up

Finished fieldstone fireplace with a rough timber mantel, arched brick firebox and stone hearth bench — Stone fireplace with timber mantel

Stone fireplace and chimney rising to a timber beam ceiling between two tall windows — Stone fireplace to the ceiling

Close view of a stone fireplace with a wood mantel, iron doors and a raised stone hearth — Raised stone hearth

Outdoor stone fireplace with a timber mantel and iron doors set on a flagstone patio — Outdoor fireplace and flagstone

Angled view of a porch stone fireplace with a raised stone base and a bluestone hearth cap — Porch fireplace and bluestone hearth

Stone fireplace with an arched firebox, timber mantel and raised stone hearth in a new home — Arched stone fireplace

Full height stone chimney and fireplace rising to a cathedral ceiling in a new home — Stone chimney to the ridge

The same stone fireplace and chimney seen from the loft, between two pairs of French doors — Fireplace from the loft

Whitewashed stone fireplace holding a wood stove, with a tarp over the floor before repointing — Fireplace before repointing

Cleaned and repointed stone fireplace in a log cabin with a wood stove set in the firebox — Fireplace after repointing

New fireplace firebox lined with buff firebrick under courses of red brick, set into a framed wall — New firebrick firebox

Stone stove alcove with the stovepipe entering the stone wall — Stone stove alcove

Natural stone surround behind a black wood stove — Stone wood stove surround

New firebrick firebox on a concrete block base with a wooden arch form on top — Building a firebrick firebox

Firebrick firebox lining laid inside a concrete block chimney base — Firebrick firebox lining

See all our work

How it works

What happens when you call

Call or send the form

Tell us what the job is and where it is. A photo helps if you can send one.

We talk through the work

You hear what the wall, chimney or site needs, in plain words, before anything is built.

Estimate, then the work

You get the estimate, and once you say go, the job goes on the schedule.

Service area

Fireplaces beyond Winchester

Based around Winchester, VA and working across northern Virginia and the West Virginia panhandle.

Winchester, VA Stephens City, VA Berryville, VA Front Royal, VA Middleburg, VA Leesburg, VA Martinsburg, WV Berkeley Springs, WV

FAQ

Fireplaces questions

Can you add a fireplace to a house that does not have one?
Often yes. It needs a footing, a path for the chimney and the right clearances, which get worked out on a look at the house.
Do you build outdoor fireplaces?
Yes, in brick and stone. Call and describe what you have in mind.
Can you reface an old fireplace in stone?
Yes. The existing face is looked at first to see what it can carry.

Need fireplaces in Winchester?

Call and talk to a person. If writing is easier, send the form.