Fireplaces

A fireplace is a structure that gives heat and decoration to a house. In many homes, older and newer, the fireplace is a showcase for social gatherings.Basically, a fireplace would consist of a cement foundation, a hearth, a firebox and facing, ash dump, cleanout doors, a lintel, a lintel bar, a breast, a damper, a smoke chamber, a throat, a flue, a chimney case, a crown, a cap, and a spark arrestor. Fireplaces were part of homes for a very long time. Nowadays, there are still fireplaces even if homes have central heating.Fireplace: FuelThe fuel for fireplaces before could be coal, wood, or

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