How and when do you replace firebricks?

One of the most common issues is a broken firebrick, it's a normal part of having a stove. But follow these steps and you'll know how and when to replace them. If you have any related question please leave me a comment and I'll come back to you.

[e-scooterrider]

bro you deserve 1 million subs, i though cutting vermiculitis was too hard and need special tool, thanks again.

[HomerSparkle]

The brick on the base of my brand new stove cracked within just a couple of days, and I was really worried I'd done something wrong, but you've reassured me this is perfectly normal, and also that it's an easy fix when it eventually crumbles completely, so many thanks :)

[ianporter]

Excellent plain English and down to earth video. Giving the info needed to inspire me to cut and replace my own bricks from standard boards for a third of the price of buying bespoke spares from the manufacturer.

[chrislitt]

Good video, simply sharing subject matter knowledge effectively. Top job

[iancramer]

Great video and very informative. Appreciate the advice as one of our bricks cracked over winter and is in the state of needing to be replaced now but I had no idea who the manufacturer is as it was installed when we bought our house so I’ll order something close to size and cut / sand where I can

[danwhitaker]

Brilliant video 👍🏻 getting mine serviced soon, think I'll let the guy put all my new baffles in.

[ianross]

An excellent video. I have an almost new (10 months) log burner but a member of my family left the door slightly ajar for 45 mins which caused a flame-thrower effect. The temperature rose significantly inside resulting in cracks in the firebrick of our Brunei 2CB. I have a new one but after watching your vid I don't necessarily need to replace it just yet (as long as the extreme temperature isn't repeated)

[blackf]

One of the reasons I went for the Aspect 5 was flat bricks. Some stoves have quite intricate shaped bricks? There are bricks in the Aspect that have drilled holes but it looks simple to me to replace (I have a band saw). Excellent video!

[Jean-Delalune]

Well done, thanks for informations. For a foreigner a very clear english.

[IanSRutter]

Great video. Very informative and what I neeeded to know for my first log burner.
And top bloke for doing DIY in the living room :-)

[martinlillis]

Really clear and informative. Thank you

[maxinewilliams]

Very informative Gabriel - thank you 🙏

[wayne]

Brilliant vid thanks for the simple explication of the bricks.

[nicdixon]

Great instruction. Thanks so much i feel confident about replacing a brick that needs it and have a much better understanding 😊 i might get onto the old Rayburn in the shed LOL

[sebastianmoller]

Fantastic information! Thanks a bunch for sharing this kind of information! Made my decision easy between the Dovre 760 WD and the Jotul f500 Oslo. I was worried about the bricks breaking in the Dovre compared to the Jotul. I´ll gladly choose the Dovre wood stove now since its very easy to manufacture your own bricks. Safes me about 1200USD. lot of bricks can be bought for that money :)

[richbrett]

Brave man cutting and creating dust in the kitchen/ diner.. Lol. But great info cheers. I noticed the wedding ring hence my comment.. My wife was cracking up ... No way indoors.

[gusmanx]

Awesome video, thanks!

Should firebricks be bonded in place with fire cement? I am replacing the bricks in an old Rayburn Rembrandt, and the large back brick was bonded at the base (was a right pig to clean up).

[ultramaster.]

My top brick just fell as I got greedy and squeezed in a large log. The fire is so strong, I imagined the fire place exploding. Thank you so much for this video.

[sterobloc]

Not sure about cutting and sanding on what looked like the dining table . . . assume the wife was out at the time . . . Great video!

[GG]

Hi there Gabriel, a quick quesiton for you - I just took out the supposed fire bricks from my coal/wood burning Esse Montrose cast-iron stove and found that the bricks weren't fire bricks but made, also, out of cast-iron. Is this okay? Or would it be a wise idea to replace them with vermiculite bricks for a better heat transfer and more economic burn?
Many thanks if you are able to respond!