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Rumford fireplaces were common from 1796, when Count Rumford first wrote about them, until about 1850. Jefferson had them built at Monticello, [6] and Thoreau listed them among the modern conveniences that everyone took for granted. Existing fireplaces could be rebuilt to the Rumford design ("Rumfordized"). [7]
Insert—The fireplace insert is a device inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. [22] Jamb—The side of a fireplace opening. [21] Mantel—Either the shelf above a fireplace or the structure to support masonry above a fireplace [23] Smoke shelf—A shelf below the smoke chamber and behind the damper.
Fireplace and overmantel at Boston Manor House. Up to the twelfth century, fires were simply made in the middle of a home by a hypocaust, or with braziers, or by fires on the hearth with smoke vented out through the lantern in the roof. [1] As time went on, the placement of fireplaces moved to the wall, incorporating chimneys to vent the smoke ...
Grand Neoclassical interior by Robert Adam, Syon House, London Details for Derby House in Grosvenor Square, an example of the Adam brothers' decorative designs. The Adam style (also called Adamesque or the Style of the Brothers Adam) is an 18th-century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practised by Scottish architect William Adam and his sons, of whom Robert (1728 ...
Timber design or wood design is a subcategory of structural engineering that focuses on the engineering of wood structures. Timber is classified by tree species (e.g., southern pine, douglas fir, etc.) and its strength is graded using numerous coefficients that correspond to the number of knots, the moisture content, the temperature, the grain ...
A fireplace insert converts a wood-burning fireplace to a wood-burning stove. A fireplace insert is a self-contained unit that rests inside the existing fireplace and chimney. They produce less smoke and require less wood than a traditional fireplace. Fireplace inserts come in different sizes for large or small homes. [17]
A gallery on the north end is supported by two cast-iron columns and has recessed wood paneling. An apse at the south end surrounds a raised former altar area. [39]: 2 At the center of an apse is a doorway to the office, which has plastered walls with bookcases built into them, as well as a stone fireplace. [39]: 3
A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]