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2. Fireplace insert - Wikipedia

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   A fireplace insert [1] is a device that can be inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. Fireplace inserts can be fuelled by gas, wood, electricity, coal, or wood pallet. Most fireplace inserts are made from cast iron or steel. Fresh air enters through vents below the insert, where it then circulates around the main ...

3. Loft - Wikipedia

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   In US usage, a loft is an upper room or storey in a building, mainly in a barn, directly under the roof, used for storage (as in most private houses).In this sense it is roughly synonymous with attic, the major difference being that an attic typically constitutes an entire floor of the building, while a loft covers only a few rooms, leaving one or more sides open to the lower floor.

4. Bunk bed - Wikipedia

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   A loft bed denotes a bunk bed that has only the top bunk, creating an open space underneath that can be occupied by a chest, drawers, or even a work area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This makes loft beds an efficient use of small spaces by utilizing the entire vertical area that would otherwise be left unused.

5. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Rumford fireplace - Wikipedia

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   The Rumford fireplace created a sensation in London when he introduced the idea of restricting the chimney opening to increase the updraft. [5] He and his workers changed fireplaces by inserting bricks into the hearth to make the side walls angled, and they added a choke to the chimney to create a circulation of air inside the chimney.

7. Fireplace mantel - Wikipedia

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   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 ...