What Type Of Fireplace Do You Have ?

What Type Of Fireplace Do You Have ?

Masonry Fireplaces A masonry fireplace is a fireplace that is built from the ground up using completely non-combustible materials such as Brick or Stone. The inside the fireplace is lined with real firebrick on the floor and sides and there is not any metal linking. The damper.is normally rectangular in shape. In most cases, the chimney outside the house is brick or stone...however, you may find that it has been covered with some other material such as siding or stucco.
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The inside of the chimney is usually lined with an oval shaped ceramic flue liner. Prefabricated Zero Clearance Fireplaces A Prefabricated fireplace is a metal firebox with a metal chimney that is framed into the house and then covered on the outside with something like stucco or siding...or sometimes a brick or stone veneer.The metal surface on the inside of the house might have been covered with a brick, tile, or stone veneer as well...which is usually the case.More tips on determining the type of fireplace you have If your fireplace is metal inside with a refractory brick lining, then it is certainly a prefab fireplace. The Damper and Chimney will be round as opposed to rectangular or oval. If your chimney outside the house is not built of bricks or rock...then it's possibly a prefab fireplace.
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