Consider
a brick fireplace as a long tern investment in your house. It
is constructed onto the hearth and will need demolition if you
want to replace it. It is likely be an asset to the value of
your house and be a talking point with your visitors for years
to come.
Stone is probably the original fireplace material. Once the
fireplace had moved from its central position within the Baronial
hall to a side wall, stone was the natural material from which
to build a large heating device powered by locally available
wood. Modern day fireplaces are, on the whole, pale imitation
of these originals but stone as a material for the construction
of the fireplace has become so popular that many manufacturers
have started to favour its use.
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