. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . Fig- »5- wise. If any sudden gust of wind take place and thesmoke be driven back, the capping provides largeroutlets for its escape than the small aperture of theflue itself; in other words, it is easier for the smoketo pass in any direction rather than return down theflue. THE FIREPLACE. 423 The stack flues are only, in fact, tall-boys boxed vipand not put out in the cold, and it is presumed theywould be sufficiently powerful, from th
. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . Fig- »5- wise. If any sudden gust of wind take place and thesmoke be driven back, the capping provides largeroutlets for its escape than the small aperture of theflue itself; in other words, it is easier for the smoketo pass in any direction rather than return down theflue. THE FIREPLACE. 423 The stack flues are only, in fact, tall-boys boxed vipand not put out in the cold, and it is presumed theywould be sufficiently powerful, from their warmth, toensure a good passing off of the smoke, and secureventilation to the building:.. Fiff. 16. Fig. 17. A forced ventilation to our dwellings, in ever soslight a degree, is a matter of importance. By theproper construction of these proposed stack flues it ispresumed that any amount of ventilating power, self-acting and continuous, could be obtained. Theirintroduction alone would be beneficial; combined withthe flue pedestal, to be described, the tubes could be 424 THE FIREPLACE. led into one general upward shaft; by either plan wcshould have some command over the smoke, while theroofs of our buildings might be made ornamental andpicturesque. It would be a treatment of bituminouscoal alike artistic and novel, surprising to foreignersand creditable to ourselves.
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