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Old 01-07-2015, 01:41 PM   #21
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We have a fireplace that was built just as few years ago and we always have to crack a door or a window to keep from having the room smoke. We had a very reputable mason build it and he came back repeatedly to try to correct the problem but it still smokes. I sure wish we could get it to not smoke but maybe we are just going to have to live with it. Maybe the house is too tight.
Many times these days new homes are entirely to tight... Construction techniques and materials have come a long why. Many times in new construction traditional fire places are looked at negatively because they comprimise what is a very efficient home... I have also seen and read of instances where new homes are so tight that they actually have to vent
air in on occasion.....
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