An inglenook fireplace can be a great addition for any home, creating a cosy spot for relaxation. But getting it right can be tricky. If not enough thought and care goes into it, an inglenook fireplace can be a disaster for your home and end up costing you a lot more than you thought. I report from bitter experience, having discovered two large fireplaces when renovating our own Georgian property. One of these presented no problems, as my wife had already decided it would become the home for our Aga, but as for the second… After the initial joy of discovering the chimney opening, we paid a local blacksmith to construct a canopy and bought a dog grate for burning logs. It looked great, but every time we tried to light a fire, in a very short time the room filled with smoke. I have since discovered that there is a formula for relating the height and size of the canopy to the size of the grate and fire opening the lesson is to get a proper sizing calculation carried out. Ing
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