fireplace surround
Around a fireplace, a framing composed of bricks, elaborate tile, marble, or decorative woodwork.
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fireplace lintel
A horizontal structural member that supports the weight of the wall above a fireplace opening; same as manteltree. If wood,
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fireplace crane
A wrought-iron horizontal bar, once commonly attached to the rear wall of a fireplace and pivoted so that it could
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fire performance characteristic
A response of a product, material, or an assembly of such products and/or materials to a prescribed source of heat
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fire partition
In a building, a partition which has a fire-endurance rating of not less than 2 hr, but does not qualify