interior size 12 x 12 or 8 brick around
form_title=Install a Chimney form_header=Heat your home and improve the look and feel of your home with a fireplace. What type of house is this?= () Existing () New Build What type of fireplace do you want installed?=_ Do you currently have a chimney?= () Yes () No What fuel would you like to use?= () Wood () Propane () Other
The standard size brick in India is 19 cm by 9 cm by 9 cm (As per IS recommendations).
The top of the chimney was made from brick because this would heat up faster than stone, and if the top of the chimney is hotter than the rest of the chimney then the draught of air rising up the chimney would increase, therefore making the chimney more efficient.
There are actually 4 different standard gate entrance sizes. These are 12 feet, 14 feet, 16 feet, and 18 feet.
These are normally used in building the back of a fireplace, furnaces infact anywhere where they will come in to contact with very high temperatures.
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A chimney is to a fireplace what a drain is to a bathtub. One is the route for smoke to leave, the other the route for water to leave.
Although there really isn't a standard size for fireplace mantels, anywhere in the 20 inches seems to be about average. They can be anywhere from 15-50 inches and maybe more.
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Get a chimney sweep!
If both fireplace and furnace are BOTH gas, if the flue has the correct size, AND if your building code permits, yes. If furnace and fireplace are different fuels, no. Check with your local building inspection department.
The name for an exhaust from a fireplace is a "chimney".
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No chimney required
You should hire a fireplace and chimney cleaner at least once a year for inspection. You can find top rated fireplace and chimney cleaners near your area in your local phone book, or you can call the Chimney Safety Institute of America to get some phone numbers.
That is the correct spelling of the plural noun "chimneys" (fireplace vents).