Wood Fireplaces

We don’t run our wood fireplace all the time, but when we do we have a large amount of ash left over. Rather than tossing it, we wanted to find …

Many people are recently looking to put a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove in their homes. However, there’s some speculation that these types of fireplaces are becoming banned or heavily …

Every fall and winter, we end up with copious amounts of wood ash from our fireplace. We feel guilty throwing it out, so we looked into the best ways to …

Sometimes our fireplace smells up our house. Generally, this is in the summer, especially after it rains. We wanted to find out what was causing it and how to fix …

We occasionally leave our ashes build up slightly on the bottom of our wood fireplace (I know, it’s bad). One day we were curious about when (and how often) a …

Here in Texas, cedar is everywhere. Since this wood is widely available, I was wondering if it’d be good to burn in a fireplace. So, I did some research to …

Many people have a love/hate relationship with pinewood. It’s widely available and quick-growing, but it also causes problems as it’s a sappy softwood. Because of this, it doesn’t last long …

You should close the damper on your fireplace once the fire and embers have all burned out. This prevents warm air in your house from escaping out the chimney. You …

I often get questions about the difference between a flue and damper. So, I put together this post A flue is a metal channel that draws away gases and smoke …

Heating a space without central heating can be a tricky game. Choosing a fireplace option makes sense, but the decision between wood, gas, or electric can be a challenge. Buyers …