mjr6550 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I saw the first fireplace at a structural inspection yesterday. The day before I inspected a house built in 1967 that was supposed to be a modern interpretation of a historic Chester County stone farmhouse. The other photos are the modern version of the first fireplace. Click to Enlarge 37 KB Click to Enlarge 28.44 KB Click to Enlarge 33.79 KB Click to Enlarge 30.03 KB Click to Enlarge 25.96 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 ...More than once I have seen modern faux fireplace work that creates such a looming sensation of massive masonry overhead that I want to cringe in the behemoth's presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I've always wanted a fireplace where I could cook an entire cow on a spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 My wife does the open hearth cooking thing. We once had a fireplace you could use for a garage for a VW Bug. I've seen a few that have windows and seating inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Even better. I could sit in the fireplace, gnaw directly on the cow, and throw the bones out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 My wife does the open hearth cooking thing. We once had a fireplace you could use for a garage for a VW Bug. I've seen a few that have windows and seating inside. Bill, I've always wondered about those windows. For make up air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 ...More than once I have seen modern faux fireplace work that creates such a looming sensation of massive masonry overhead that I want to cringe in the behemoth's presence. If you look at the right side of the modern fireplace you will see a steel column. The right side of the fireplace is lower than the left side. Apparently the column was added later. At the left side a stone wall projects about 6 feet past the exterior wall. At the right side the stone only projects about 3 feet. I believe that there was not enough weight at the right side to counterbalance the cantilevered stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. Not talking about the lintel. Click to Enlarge 31.19 KB Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 The problem with that fireplace is you can't fit a whole cow in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. A beam and a lintel are the same thing. A horizontal load bearing member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. A beam and a lintel are the same thing. A horizontal load bearing member. Going off course here a little, if I may, but...I agree a lintel is a beam but is a beam a lintel...or is it a beam? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Depends on whether we're talking about boats, buildings, lighting, or music. I use the term lintel exclusively regarding masonry structures. I use beam interchangeably with many different types of structures and openings. I have no idea if that's right, but I'm sticking with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. Not talking about the lintel. Click to Enlarge 31.19 KB Marc Corbelzilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 That's a lot of weight on that cantilevered beam. If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. Not talking about the lintel. Click to Enlarge 31.19 KB Marc There was some honeycombing in the lintel?/cantilevered beam? I don't recall it looking that dark. I looked at a higher resolution photo. It is not spalling and I don't think it is a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Lintel is a more precise term to describe a beam used to support masonry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 The problem with that fireplace is you can't fit a whole cow in there. How about a "small cow" ?? [:-slaphap No attached JPGs from me on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Lintel is a more precise term to describe a beam used to support masonry. That's what I thought. Lintels support masonry, beams support any number of things. lentils go in soup or curry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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