- Nov 27, 2012
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Question:
I am buying a house with a fireplace built around the late 20's, early 30's. A previous engineers report said that there was no flue in the fireplace, but I know the fireplace has been used over and over by past owners. Is there anything specific I need to know about this old a fireplace and were they build to not need a flue back then?
Answer:
In general a fireplace of this age should have a flue liner made of clay. Have a local chimney sweep inspect it from the top and bottom, perhaps the engineer made a mistake.
If it is not lined, then it should not be used for wood fires until it is. You can use stainless steel liners (see Homesavers at https://www.hearth.com/prod.html) or other methods to bring it up to date.
I am buying a house with a fireplace built around the late 20's, early 30's. A previous engineers report said that there was no flue in the fireplace, but I know the fireplace has been used over and over by past owners. Is there anything specific I need to know about this old a fireplace and were they build to not need a flue back then?
Answer:
In general a fireplace of this age should have a flue liner made of clay. Have a local chimney sweep inspect it from the top and bottom, perhaps the engineer made a mistake.
If it is not lined, then it should not be used for wood fires until it is. You can use stainless steel liners (see Homesavers at https://www.hearth.com/prod.html) or other methods to bring it up to date.
