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0976

Chimney offsets

· p. 167

The illustration shows a fireplace and smoke chamber beneath a masonry chimney with an offset flue. The flue rises vertically, shifts sideways through an inclined section, and resumes a vertical path. The offset is label

1083

Smoke chamber - wall slope

· p. 189

Two cutaway diagrams compare smoke chamber wall slopes above wood-burning fireplaces in masonry chimneys. The left diagram, marked with a green check, shows a symmetrical smoke chamber tapering toward a centered chimney

0957

Masonry chimneys

· p. 162

The illustration compares two arrangements of adjacent clay tile flue liners within a brick masonry chimney. The correct arrangement, marked with a green check, has a row of brick separating the flues; one liner is shown

0971

Tall masonry chimneys

· p. 166

The illustration shows a tall brick masonry chimney beside a gable roof, extending well above the roof slope. A vertical dimension identifies a height of more than 12 feet above the last support. A diagonal chimney brace

0958

Basic masonry chimney components

· p. 163

The illustration presents a vertical cross section of a masonry chimney from its footing to its cap, with a break in the drawing between upper and lower portions. Brick chimney walls surround a flue liner that projects a

1065

Fireplace footings

· p. 186

Two cross sections compare a masonry fireplace built with the house with a basement fireplace added later. The original installation shows a firebox above an ash pit, supported by a foundation wall and footing beside the

0964

Miter the flue liners

· p. 164

The illustration shows a fireplace and smoke chamber beneath a masonry chimney with an offset flue. Three enlarged details compare flue-liner joints where the flue changes direction. Mitering only one liner is marked inc

0992

Two fireplaces on one flue

· p. 170

The illustration shows two fireplaces on separate floor levels connected to a single flue within a chimney. The lower fireplace's passage rises and offsets toward the common vertical flue beside the upper fireplace. A he