| Show De Defective festive Chimneys Cause of Many Fires The new chimney for your house may be of brick concrete blocks hollow hollow hol low tile stone but whatever its material material material ma ma- It should have a fire fare clay lining to secure a straight flue of uniform dimensions This smooth Inner surface surface surface sur sur- face eliminates the possibility of a n chimney fire In case t the e lining is omitted be sure there is an extra thickness of ot brick on the inside Many chimneys In old houses have no fire lining and their walls are built only one brick In thickness the Inside of the flue plastered with mortar This kind of chimney remains tight for a time but after a while the heat makes the mortar dry It falls out of ot place and an nn uneven flue results This single brick larick Joint between the hot flue and any surrounding woodwork Is the cause of many fires insurance companies claim that mat ae- ae defective chimneys and sparks on the roof root are responsible for nearly 20 O per percent percent percent cent of all fires In homes This shows that good chimney construction Is as Important as a good fire resistant or fireproof roof in the modern home One method of testing a chimney to discover Its strength th or Its weakness weakness weakness weak weak- ness Is to use the smoke test Build a smudge fire at the bottom of the flue and then when the smoke begins to flow freely close It tightly If It the smoke escapes into other flues or through the chimney walls It Indicates Indicates indicates Indi Indi- cates that there are openings s which I must be closed before the chimney Is used Remember that with chimneys s as aswell aswell aswell well as many other things In life Ute appearances appearances ap ap- are deceitful On examination examination examina examina- tion many a chimney Is found to be bean bean bean an acute fire menace It Is much cheaper to rebuild a chimney or build buildt it t correctly In the first place than to build a new hew house 1 |
