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| | Fireplace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | A fireplace is an architectural element consisting of a space designed to contain a fire, generally for heating but sometimes also for cooking. |
 | | Some fireplaces have been closed off not allowing them to be used, either the top of the chimney has a concrete slab installed over it or the bottom has had a board nailed to it. |
 | | A fireplace may consist of some or all of the following elements: foundation, hearth, firebox, facing, ashdump door, chimney crane, cleanout door, grate or iron bars, lintel, lintel bar, overmantle, breast, damper, smoke chamber, throat, flue, chimney chase, crown, cap or shroud, and spark arrestor. |
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