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    Oct 1, 2008, 10:24 AM
    Fireplace Flue
    I am building a home. It has a 2 sided fireplace. Where is the correct place to have the flue up the center or on a side for proper drafting>?
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    Oct 1, 2008, 12:05 PM

    Up the center, a flue on the side would not vent properly
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    Oct 3, 2008, 04:53 AM

    By two sided fireplace, do you mean a fireplace open on both sides or two fire places back to back in different rooms? Are we talking masonary or prefab?
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