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If you have a broken or missing chimney cap, it needs to be repaired as soon as possible. A chimney flue cap is an important part of your chimney structure and serves to discourage animal infestation and reduce water and debris from accumulating in your chimney.
Today, most chimneys are built of stone or non-combustible materials, but that wasn't always the case. Early chimneys were built of wood with a clay lining, or a combination of woven straw with mud. These chimneys largely disappeared in the 1700s.
The straighter the chimney is, the better it performs. In fact, every 90° turn in a chimney is like making the chimney 5 feet shorter. For the best draft, a chimney should run vertically up from the heat source.
Those snowy white top pieces you sometimes see on brick chimneys are called chimney crowns. They're decorative as well as functional caps that keep water from entering the chase on a masonry chimney.
The word “chimney” evolved from the Middle English, chimene, meaning fireplace. The word came into widespread use in the 1300s, when fireplaces began to be constructed with defined vertical shafts or tubes that channeled smoke and gasses out of the building.
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