I recently saw a home with two fireplaces sharing one chimney. One fireplace on each floor with separate terra cotta liners serving each. The basement fireplace looked odd to me and I am wondering if this is normal construction: The firebox is traditional firebrick with a metal damper. Above the damper there is a very large brick throat with no smoke shelf and the liner comes in on the far right side of the throat, not centered like I have normally seen. Also the throat is exposed brick in a step pattern to the right directing the smoke towards the liner.
House was built in the 70s. Was/is this a normal acceptable procedure?
House was built in the 70s. Was/is this a normal acceptable procedure?
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