Bet your not that impressed with this site eh?
I'd say this should be in the building section, where you might get a better response.
Sounds a little bit like you don't know what you don't know.
You could visit some architectural salvage places to see what sort of fireplace arrangements you could learn about. Or wait till someone more knowledgeable turns up.
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