New Age™ Series Fireplaces
Overview
48” New Age™ Fireplace
Angled Side Cutaway
Front Cutaway of Fireplace
The New Age™ fireplace’s external profile allows fitting into tighter spaces, typically required for indoor applications. Internally, the shape of the New Age™ models follow the lines of hand-built masonry fireplaces, with a slightly shallower firebox for more heat projection into the room, and a smooth, rearward tapering throat with a straight backwall. The kits are comprised of easily-assembled interlocking pieces, made from Stone Age’s proprietary, heat-tolerant reinforced concrete blend, for a fireplace that delivers stronger draft, excellent heat output, and superior durability.
New Age™ kits are available in all-masonry, zero clearance configurations, where structural framing may be placed in direct contact with the kit and its masonry chimney, or may be used with UL-103 metal chimney flue, for non-zero clearance applications. All Stone Age UL-127 certified fireplaces require significantly less clearance than traditional masonry fireplaces, greatly simplifying fireplace installation within a structure.
Chimney System for New Age™ Series Fireplaces
New Age™ fireplaces have multiple chimney options available. For applications where zero-clearance characteristics are required, the two-piece New Age™ masonry chimney system consists of a traditional clay flue liner and a separate outer chimney block of heat-resistant concrete, which are installed with a small amount of air space between them, creating a thermal break, and allowing framing to contact the chimney system. Flue tiles and outer blocks are different heights, creating staggered joints for greater strength.
For applications where masonry chimney is not practical or is prohibited by building codes, such as in earthquake-prone areas, 14″ or 16″ UL-103 certified metal chimney may be used, and Stone Age produces concrete adapter plates to mate the fireplace kit with the appropriate metal chimney system. Metal chimney is available in air-cooled or insulated packed pipe configurations from several manufacturers.
Zero Clearance Masonry Chimney
UL-103 Metal Chimney
Outdoor Applications
New Age™ fireplaces are perfect for outdoor applications, particularly where a larger fireplace is desired. Their squared profile is very well suited for customization, such as changing the overall shape by adding CMU block around the kit’s exterior. The New Age™ zero-clearance masonry chimney greatly simplifies mounting a television above the fireplace.
36" New Age™ with Arched Lintel in Natural Stone
Indoor Applications
New Age™ fireplaces are excellent for indoor applications, where their ability to be in close proximity to framing members can greatly simplify the construction process, and they are equally at home in earthquake-prone areas, where resistance to seismic activity is desirable, and may be required by building code. These fireplaces are designed to use a traditional throat mounted damper for indoor applications, similar to scratch-built fireplaces.
UL-127/ULC-S610 Certified for outdoor or indoor applications.
ICC-ES AC156 Certified for Seismic Resistance
Arched or Straight Lintel – 36″, 42″ , 48″
Straight Lintel – 60″, 72″
