

If you plan to have two back-to-back fireplaces that face opposite directions, you will need to consider how thick you want your chimney to be. PrecisionCraft sample floor plan illustrating a triple-sided fireplace The floor plan section below is from the same New Jersey residence, and perfectly illustrates the home’s triple-sided fireplace. Triple-sided fireplace, as seen from the client’s great room View of the same triple-sided fireplace, from the home’s patioĪdding another firebox for the master suite to the indoor-outdoor fireplace is another popular configuration. Shown below is a lovely example in a luxury, New Jersey home from PrecisionCraft. Thus creating one indoor and one outdoor fireplace. What rooms share the chimney is up to you, but many homeowners place the chimney between the great room and an outdoor space. Double and Triple Sided Fireplacesĭouble and triple sided fireplaces are actually several fireboxes that share the same chimney structure. See-through fireplace in a PrecisionCraft residence. However, if you want privacy between rooms, or want the other side of your fireplace to be outdoors, you will need to use a different configuration. A show-stopping feature, it is often used as a divider helping define spaces within an open layout. This back to back fireplace configuration allows you a to view from one room into the next. See-Through FireplacesĪ see-through fireplace has one firebox, the chamber where fuel is burned, that is open on two or more sides. There are several types of shared chimney fireplaces that provide multiple faces however, they all have one thing in common – they use one chimney structure.

To get the effect of having multiple fireplaces while meeting their budget, many homeowners are incorporating two fireplaces in one chimney and other multi-sided fireplaces. calculates the national average cost of an high-end fireplace installation at $6,500. How do you choose the best place for the fireplace? What if you want more than one fireplace? The most common locations for fireplaces are the great room, master bedroom, and outdoor living space. The cozy warmth of a fireplace is a defining element of many mountain-style homes.
