featured Increase Energy Efficiency with Fireplace Inserts
The good news? Fireplaces are a top selling feature for many new homebuyers. In fact, real estate experts rank them among the top three features requested by homebuyers during their new home search. The bad news? With increasing awareness about energy efficiency, people are identifying fireplaces as a key source of energy consumption and waste, with estimates as high as 8 percent...
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Installing Inserts For Wood Stoves
There’s a unique romance to a wooden stove that is unlike what home owner may feel for an oil or gas furnace. Some of the key factors that create that romance are the economic factors, the overall aesthetic, and the undeniable efficiency. When you have a wood stove, there’s a promise of a heating system that is independent and non-reliant on other...
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Comparing Different Types of Fireplaces
Everyone loves to have a fireplace in their home. Whether it's to add that extra bit of warmth to your home during the holidays (literally and figuratively), or simply for aesthetics, a home will always benefit from having some type of fireplace installed. When you venture into an older home, you'll see a different type of fireplace than you would in a...
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How to Remodel Your Fireplace
Everyone enjoys having a fireplace in their home, especially if they've spent years upon years in apartments that didn't have that luxury installation. However, you want your fireplace to look like more than a hole in the wall surrounded by nothing but brick. If you have a fireplace in your home, it's the most commanding element, regardless of the room it's in,...
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Benefits of Having a Fireplace in Your Home
When looking for a new home, many buyers lean more towards those that come equipped with a fireplace because not only does it add a sense of comfort to the house, but it also adds an architectural element to both the interior, and exterior. There are several benefits that go beyond the aforementioned as to why having a home with a fireplace...
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Do It Yourself: Wood Burning Stove Installation
Have you always dreamed of having a home filled with the warmth of a wood burning stove? If so, Fireside Chimney can help you achieve that goal before winter arrives. Let’s first assess our materials and costs for this home-making project. Materials Needed To Install A Wood Burning Stove - Small Wood Burning Stove - Leg Kit with bottom heat shield -...
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Building a Fireplace in Your Home
Building a fireplace has a lot of advantages. you can have it built just the way you want it, and then you will be able to enjoy many hours of inexpensive heat throughout the cold winter months. However, you might want to know that it can be a lengthy and sometimes difficult process to build a fireplace from scratch. There are also...
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