Solid fuel fire

[louiseanna]

what materials are safe to use to build your own fireplace, with a solid fuel fire?

[jake-the-peg]

This would be coverred by building regulations. There are a whole bunch of these dealing with fires and chimneys making up "Part J". They're not all that scary but there are a lot of them and you should know what they are.

you can read all the literature here: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_buildreg/documents/divisionhomepage/br0050.hcsp

Also remember that you need adequate ventillation which normally means an air brick

This site also has a lot of usefull stuff:

http://www.solidfuel.co.uk/frame/main.html