Historically, fireplaces have been among the most important features of any house. This is because they provide heat, light, and cooking options to the family that uses them. Now, in this day and age, fireplaces are used for decoration. People have even gone so far as to place fireplaces outside just for decoration. A fireplace is a vital centerpiece for any home.
Fireplaces have been around since fire was discovered. Long ago, people put up fire pits to cook their meat and other foods. When it was cold out, people would use the fireplace to warm their home. Despite the fact that fireplaces seem like a perfect system, a problem that people have had to combat for a long time is the smoke that comes off of a fire. This has caused a great many people to die of suffocation while sleeping. Just when all hope was about to be lost, an incredible innovation in fireplace technology was created: the chimney.
The chimney is one of the greatest inventions known to man. It is the machine in which hazardous smoke from a fire goes up and is harmlessly sent out of the house! Countless lives were saved when this technology was implemented, but the real innovating started when the architectural world realized what these chimneys could become. Soon, chimneys made out of all materials developed. Chimneys were used by the Barcelonan architect Gaudi to portray images of dragons and fantasy. Chimneys were used in many creative ways. But now, companies have learned that they can prefabricate fireplaces. By installing pathetic gas stoves into homes, the companies strip a house of all of its character.
And so people, the message is clear. Build your own fireplace into a home! Don’t buy one from a company. Do not become part of the system! Build a fireplace and make it yours! And go overboard on the chimney? Why not?
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