| Wood burning fireplaces have long been the type | | | | reduce your heating costs. In fact, if you add a |
| of fireplace most commonly selected. The aroma | | | | good blower, you can likely heat several rooms to |
| of wood flaming and the crackle of a fire are so | | | | toasty warmth. You must be certain to use the |
| romantic and cosy. For many, the very act of | | | | right type of wood for your fireplace since some |
| building a fire in a fireplace is as serene as | | | | woods burn hotter than others. Some woods |
| watching the fire burn. Plus, the ambiance adds to | | | | make a fragrant smoke and crackle more, but |
| the enjoyment. The most wonderful part is | | | | for pure heat, hardwoods and fruitwoods or oak |
| lowering the cost of heating, especially if a | | | | are the best choices. |
| fireplace blower is in place to circulate the air | | | | Prefabricated wood burning fireplaces have |
| throughout the home. | | | | become more popular of late. The offer |
| There are other considerations besides these | | | | affordability for home heating and can blend in |
| benefits of a wood smouldering fireplace. Safety | | | | better with an existing décor. You can |
| demands that fireplaces be cleaned regularly, | | | | change the look by painting the prefab fireplace |
| including the chimney. Also, when using real wood | | | | with high-temperature paint anytime you |
| rather than gas logs, you must monitor the fire, | | | | redecorate. But if you love stone, marble, granite, |
| especially when it is bedtime and you put the fire | | | | or brick, you will prefer the natural, traditional |
| out for the night. | | | | wood fireplace. |
| The fireplace type you purchase depends on how | | | | Gas fireplaces may have outsold wood burning |
| you plan to use it and your personal likes and | | | | fireplaces in recent years, but no one wil argue |
| dislikes. When you prepare to choose, think about | | | | that a wood burning fireplace provides a special |
| cost, appearance, heat efficiency, and | | | | magic all its own. There's nothing to compare to a |
| maintenance. If your wood burning fireplace has | | | | real wood burning fireplace on a chilly day. |
| been constructed properly, the heat will greatly | | | | |