plating. The gold louvers have been coated with a sil-
icone substance that will seal to the gold louvers dur-
ing the first fire. If you do not wipe off the gold plating,
the acid from your fingerprints or other substances will
permanently etch the gold plating.
NOTE: Although the gold plating will not tarnish, care
must be taken not to scratch the surface.
DELTA ROCK RETAINER KIT (FDKD)
Facing
Facing material may only be non-combustible such as
metal, brick, rock, concrete board, or ceramic tile.
Gypsum board is NOT an acceptable facing material.
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Warning: DO NOT restrict air flow through the inlet and
outlet louvers of the fireplace.
If you desire to fully face the fireplace with soldiering
brick, it is recommended that you purchase the rock
retainer kit (part FDKD-1) to help keep the facing in
place. It is NOT recommended for brick or other self-
supporting materials. Follow these steps:
NOTE: Remove the fireplace doors and louvers, and
store them in a safe place until the masonry work is fin-
ished. Acid from the cleaning operation will permanent-
ly damage the gold plating. Ensure that the cover
remains over the right door.
NOTE: The louvers have two sets of mounting holes.
Use the rear set when there is no
facing added to the fireplace and
use the front set when a facing
has been added. This is a cos-
metic recommendation only.
Installation
1. Start by installing the top cen-
tre expanded metal flush and
centred with the top centre
louver opening. (It is recom-
mended that you just clamp
the centre piece in place until
the sides are lined up) Next
install the right and left
expanded metal by aligning
the edging and the mesh to
the centre piece and the side
louver openings. Now install
the lower arch centre above
the door aligning it to the side
pieces (see Figure 23).
framing
framing guide /
standoff
metal
edging
Figure 23: Installation of the rock retainer kit. (FDKD-1)
stone tile finish
mortar
optional rock
retainer kit (FDKD)
hearth
wire mesh
plywood / gypsum board
Figure 24: Facing with masonry (FDKD kit)
open louver area must equal at least
50% of opening or 100 square inches
Note: existing upper louvers must be
removed for this option.
optional soldiering
brick over louver
openings
Figure 25: Facing with soldiering brick
Note: when using
a thicker facing
be sure to leave
enough room for
the door to swing
wide.
use only the pre-drilled holes in the rock
retainer kit for screwing to the face
top framing
guide
