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2. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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   A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design. Historically, they were used for heating a dwelling, cooking, and heating water for laundry and ...

3. Is Limestone or Quartzite Better for a Fireplace Surround ...

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   Maintaining a fireplace surround is relative straightforward. Simply make a habit of cleaning the fireplace surround with water and a mild cleaner to keep the stone free of dust, dirt, and soot ...

4. Fire brick - Wikipedia

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   A fire brick, firebrick, fireclay brick, or refractory brick is a block of ceramic material used in lining furnaces, kilns, fireboxes, and fireplaces. A refractory brick is built primarily to withstand high temperature, but will also usually have a low thermal conductivity for greater energy efficiency .

5. Chimney breast - Wikipedia

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   A brick chimney breast. A chimney breast is a portion of a chimney which projects forward from a wall to accommodate a fireplace. [1] Typically on the ground floor of a structure, the masonry extends upwards, containing a flue which carries smoke out of the building through a chimney stack. [2]

6. American Legion Hut (Decatur, Mississippi) - Wikipedia

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   The floors are made of wood planks, and large ironstone fireplaces with fieldstone surrounds and brick fireboxes are located on the north and south walls. The interior layout includes a large stage, a kitchen, and separate restrooms for men and women. Living quarters for onsite caretakers were added during the 1934 reconstruction. [2]

7. John Rider House - Wikipedia

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   The brick fireplaces have bolection molded surrounds and cyma moldings supporting the mantelpiece. [2] Two sets of stairs lead up to the second floor. The bedroom fireplaces are smaller and plainer. In the attic the roof framing, with common rafters supported by two purlins braced between the chimneys, can be seen. There are two more fireplaces ...