It is normal to see some cracks in the mortar joints of your outdoor fireplace. Cracks appear because of environmental factors, mainly moisture and freezing temperatures. An outdoor fireplace gets much more exposure to these environmental factors. It is important to keep moisture out of the flue and out of the firebox, but a hard-driven […]
Category: Installation Tips
Fiesta Combination Units
The Fiesta-Mini footprint is only 39” wide—so it can fit through tight clearance, yet the brick oven is actually larger than the Kiva combo. The downside of the Mini fireplace is chopping the wood a little smaller. An 18” stainless log grate completes the picture. The Fiesta-Poco features the best value for the size with […]
Customization Options
Clients choose to work with Round Grove Products for several reasons—value, quality, rapid fulfillment, premium customer service, and customization. Every day we get questions from our customers asking whether we can build to specific dimensions or if we can rough-in for a gas log insert. The answer is always “Yes” because, unlike pre-cast fireplace kits, […]
Save Time and Increase Revenue with Round Grove Products
I often tell the story of how Round Grove Products got started, but it’s more relevant to hardscape contractors now than at any other time. My wife and I designed an outdoor kitchen for our backyard patio that included a fireplace and hired a contractor with an excellent reputation. We watched the construction progress for […]
Smoke Control
Sometimes homeowners contact me about smoke flowing out of the front of their fireplace rather than out the chimney. I stand behind every product, so I traveled to two or three sites this summer to meet with homeowners to investigate what was going on, especially if my engineering was faulty or if there was a […]
Choosing the Correct Chimney Height
A lot of customers ask about the correct height for their brick oven chimney. Round Grove Products keeps nominal height at 108” or lower in order to ship nationwide without requiring an Over Size Load permit, but most sites require a chimney extension above 108” to create the proper airflow. I recommend walking through the […]