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If you’ve recently purchased a home without a chimney, you may start to have buyer’s remorse as the weather turns cool. Remember, it’s not as difficult to install a fireplace as you might think. When you’re ready to explore your options, we’re happy to help.

In many central European countries, chimney sweeps were associated with good luck. This concept was so prevalent, postcards from the early 1900s often featured painted images of chimney sweeps scattering on the ground lucky talismans like four-leaf clovers.

In 1796, Count Rumsford discovered that the tall, shallow design of fireboxes reflected heat more efficiently, and that the streamlined throats proved excellent at drawing the smoke up and out. This fireplace design lasted through the 19th century.