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Abstract

A lightweight, prefabricated, modular masonry fireplace. The firebox is pre-cast in modular sections of lightweight vermiculate concrete. A Rumford-style version of the fireplace is assembled from lightweight modular sections. The firebox is cast in modular sections. A central body section of the firebox is placed upon a base, and smoke plenum sections are placed upon the central body section. The central body section, and in some embodiments a portion of the smoke plenum section, define and mostly surround the combustion chamber. The central body section includes a plurality of pre-cast planar sections interconnected to collectively constitute the central body portion. All modular components are fashioned from lightweight vermiculite concrete; the combustion chamber is lined with a layer of refractory cement molded to appear as brick, and cast integrally with the sections surrounding the combustion chamber. The cast smoke chamber plenum sections, being a plurality of interconnected modular components, stacks upon the central body and has an opening easily registered with a double-walled chimney system. The fireplace can be placed in a room corner or in a chase on a flat wall. It can also be installed over wood floors, or on upper floors, in old or new construction.

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