Firebrick Liner Panel Device

Abstract

A firebrick liner panel device is disclosed, which is used to expedite the brick liner installation in fireplaces in a more conventional fashion. The firebrick liner panel device comprises a panel component made of a fire brick liner and constructed in different sizes to fit a variety of fireplace walls to be lined. The panel component is constructed using a cement board or other planer surface. The brick is then placed in a pattern with spacers in between to create even separation of the bricks. Users then fill the joint spaces with mud, then a sheet of diamond mesh lath is positioned over the bricks. The user with a trowel, adds a 0.25″ mud bed over the mesh and lets it dry. Once completed, the panel component is installed within the fireplace by a user with minimal mason experience.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A firebrick liner panel device that provides a user with a prefabricated liner panel which can be installed quickly, the firebrick liner panel device comprising:
 a panel component;   wherein the panel component is constructed using a planar surface, with a plurality of firebricks positioned on a surface;   wherein mortar is applied to the plurality of firebricks; and   further wherein the panel component is then installed within a fireplace.   
     
     
         2 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 1 , wherein the planar surface is a cement board. 
     
     
         3 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of firebrick are arranged in a pattern over the cement board. 
     
     
         4 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 3 , wherein spacers are positioned in between the plurality of firebricks to create an even separation of the plurality of firebricks. 
     
     
         5 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 4 , wherein the spacers are utilized to create recesses between the plurality of firebricks. 
     
     
         6 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 5 , wherein users fill the recesses with mortar. 
     
     
         7 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 6 , wherein a sheet of diamond mesh lath is positioned over the plurality of firebricks and mortar. 
     
     
         8 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 7 , wherein the cement board is treated with a protective layer of paper with a release agent, thus enabling the protective layer of paper to be peeled away when applied to the fireplace. 
     
     
         9 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 8 , wherein the user with a trowel adds an approximately 0.25″ mortar bed over the sheet of diamond mesh lath and lets it dry. 
     
     
         10 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 9 , wherein once completed, the panel component has a maximum thickness of one and half inches but no less than 1.25 inches thick as required by code. 
     
     
         11 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 10 , wherein the panel component is cured sufficiently before tilting vertically and separating from the cement board for adhesion to the fireplace. 
     
     
         12 . A firebrick liner panel device that provides a user with a prefabricated liner panel which can be installed quickly, the method comprising the following steps:
 a panel component;   a cement board;   wherein the panel component is constructed using the cement board, with a plurality of firebricks positioned on a surface of the cement board;   wherein spacers are positioned in between the plurality of firebricks to create an even separation and recesses between the plurality of firebricks;   wherein mortar is applied to the recesses;   wherein a sheet of diamond mesh lath is positioned over the plurality of firebricks and mortar is applied over the sheet of diamond mesh lath;   wherein the panel component is then installed within a fireplace; and   further wherein the panel component makes it easy for users to install a perfectly even set of fire bricks within the fireplace.   
     
     
         13 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 12 , wherein the user with a trowel adds an approximately 0.25″ mortar bed over the sheet of diamond mesh lath and lets it dry. 
     
     
         14 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 12 , wherein once completed, the panel component has a maximum thickness of one and half inches but no less than 1.25 inches thick as required by code. 
     
     
         15 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 12 , wherein multiple panel components can be prepared by the user then easily installed on the fireplace. 
     
     
         16 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 15 , wherein installation of the multiple panel components can be performed by a user with minimal mason experience. 
     
     
         17 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 16 , wherein after installation of the multiple panel components, spaces between adjacent firebricks of adjacent panel components are filled with mortar to complete installation, and to render the fireplace wall indistinguishable from a conventionally bricked fireplace wall. 
     
     
         18 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 12 , wherein the panel components may be made in different sizes and shapes to fit a variety of fireplace walls to be lined. 
     
     
         19 . The firebrick liner panel device of  claim 12  further comprising a plurality of indicia. 
     
     
         20 . A method of expediting firebrick liner installation in fireplaces, the method comprising the following steps:
 providing a firebrick liner panel device comprising a panel component constructed in a variety of sizes;   positioning a plurality of bricks in a pattern on a cement board;   placing spacers between the bricks to create even separation;   filling the joint spaces with mud;   laying a sheet of diamond mesh lath over the bricks;   adding a mud bed over the mesh and letting it dry; and   installing the panel component within a fireplace.