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Wood Burning Fireplaces

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:11:29 +0000

If you've never had a wood burning fireplace in your home, then I say you're seriously missing out. Then again, if you've had a wood stove, it's fairly similar. Personally I prefer a wood burning fireplace because it offers such a wonderful comfort to a family room. You can kick back with your loved ones, toss another log on the crackling flame, and watch the wood burning fireplace dance about in the dim room as you enjoy a good movie. It's totally relaxing and not really the same as forced heat. I mean don't get me wrong; forced central heating is great, but it's also outstanding to have a wood burning fireplace complimenting your home's interior. Hey, if you don't already have one, you could have one installed.

The first time I was exposed to a wood burning fireplace was probably around age 6. I was visiting my aunt's house, which was a rare occasion at best. Anyway, my cousin and I decided to sleep on the living room floor, next to the wood burning fireplace. It was just so relaxing. My father had dumped a massive log on it for the night and closed the safety screen so that nothing could jump out and start a fire. This is always crucial if you have a fireplace or wood stove. You absolutely must make certain that you keep an eye on it and keep the safety screen in front of it. You don't want a red-hot coal leaping out onto the carpet. This could mean the end of your home or worse. Not that a gas fireplace is completely safe either. I mean come on; we're talking about gas. This always makes me imagine the gas leaking and the house exploding. I will stick to my cozy wood burning fireplace, thank you.

I just purchased a cord of wood for the winter. This is plenty for our wood burning fireplace since it's more of an amenity than it is a necessity. We do have central heating, so there is no reason to try and heat our entire home with the fire place. This would require a more efficient wood burning fireplace. These are not difficult to come by in this day and age. If you are interested in costs and estimates, then I suggest you get online for some current prices. Maybe a wood burning fireplace could compliment your home.

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Wood Burning Fireplaces

Wood Burning Fireplace

admin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:15:21 +0000

There is nothing that brings memories of winters gone by better than a wood burning fireplace. The atmosphere a simple item like this can create is one of nostalgic warmth and comfort. Not many homes have a wood burning fireplace but there is a move towards recreating this traditional element in homes across the country.

Generations ago people did not have any other way to heat their homes aside from their wood burning fireplace. As advances in technology and home construction took hold fewer and fewer homes came equipped with this necessity of years gone past. Furnaces made the wood burning fireplace practically obsolete.

Some homes still had the element in their structure because they were built during a time when fireplaces were necessary to heat the rooms of the home. In fact, many older homes had a wood burning fireplace in nearly every room. As the need for this heating source dwindled so did the production of such elements.

When I was a child my family moved into an old Victorian home. At the time I didn’t know why certain part of the wall in some rooms stood out. My mother explained that there used to be a wood burning fireplace in many of the rooms. This was how the original owners kept the house warm.

Later, a furnace was placed in the old Victorian home that served to heat the entire house without the nuisance of having to start a fire and keep it going all day and all night long. The owners of the home had each wood burning fireplace filled and covered with plaster. The magnificent fireplaces stayed behind the plaster for many, many years.

That is until we moved into the house. My mother decided that we should enjoy the appearance of the wood burning fireplace in our living room. She took a hammer to the plaster and began chipping away. My brother and I were more than happy to join her as her wrecking crew.

We found that the wood burning fireplace was made entirely of brick. The previous owner poured cement into the chimney to close the space. We would never be able to have a fire but we could enjoy looking at the beautiful brick structure. My parents built a lovely mantle for the non-working wood burning fireplace that really brought the whole look together.

We moved out of the old Victorian home years ago but I remember dreaming of the original owners sitting in front of their wood burning fireplace.