Masonry Fireplace/Chimney Design

[Lazzaroni]

Who is responsible for a fireplace/chimney design. There are elements in the design that fall outside of my area of expertise. Are the "guts" (flue liner, damper, etc.) typically designed and detailed by a delegated engineer while I provide the masonry/reinforcing/seismic design requirements?

 

[msquared48]

The guts as you say are spec'd by Architectural standards per se, with any special reinforcing for the masonry block provided by you. Sometimes even that falls under a standard. I have found the foundation to be the area I mostly get involved in, plus tying the whole chimney structure into the rest of the structure.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering