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… Vent-free fireplaces like this one don t require building a chimney or venting through…
… Vent-free fireplaces like this one don t require building a chimney or venting through…
…mesh on top of your chimney to keep out birds…
…In wood-burning fireplaces, burn only seasoned…

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…fireplace meant a masonry chimney rising feet above the nearest roof. Today, many fireplaces install with a simple…
…them. Direct Vent Fireplaces Direct vent fireplaces do not require masonry chimney on the home's exterior…

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…efficiently. Keep Fireplaces and Wood Stoves Clean Have your chimney or wood stove inspected…
…annually by a certified chimney specialist. …
…mesh screen with fireplaces. Leave glass doors…
…restrict air supply to fireplaces. Otherwise you…
…could lead to a chimney fire. Use fire…

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…messy. Conventional fireplaces are considered 10 percent…
…air is sucked up the chimney and cold outside air…
…leaks. Traditional fireplaces are also the source…
…older home, have the chimney checked to make sure…
…DuPree warns that if fireplaces in older homes have…

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…up through the damper and out the chimney. The Rumford has a straight fire…
…into the smoke chamber. These fireplaces can be much wider at the opening…
…to the smoke and be drawn up the chimney rather than escaping into the room…

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…what lighting will be appropriate. In the Hammonds' case, they decided that the kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, library, and master bedroom were areas in the house where lighting would play a prominent role. Once the lighting plan was…

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…be checked annually by a certified CSIA chimney sweep to prevent creosote buildup, deterioration…
…Sherman, a retired fire fighter, certified Chimney Service Institiute of America (CSIA) installer, and owner of Top to Bottom Chimney Service, the Cape Cod firm who installed…

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