Tag Archives: Wood

The Environmental Benefits of Using a Wood Burning Stove

Wood burning stoves offer an affordable and aesthetically pleasing way to heat your home while reducing your carbon footprint. They are cleaner to operate, more energy efficient and more environmentally friendly than central heating systems that run on coal, gas or oil. Indeed, faced with stringent energy saving regulations, architects and building contractors are increasingly […]

7 Wood Burning Fireplace Safety Tips

Who doesn’t love the warmth of a fireplace on a cold winter’s night? However, enjoying the benefits of a fire also comes with great responsibility. Making sure that your fireplace is safe each year is a great start. Have safe fires all winter with the following fireplace maintenance and safety tips: Have the chimney inspected […]

What Kind of Glass Should I Use in My Fireplace Or Wood Stove?

This is a question we hear a lot. Pyroceram, Neoceram, Robax, Tempered glass? The answer will very depending on the style you have. There are many different types of fireplaces and wood stoves that use a wide variety of different glass. This article will help you to decide which type you have and how to […]

Fireplace, Wood Stove and Chimney Safety

Here in the Pacific Northwest where many people burn wood for heat there are many scary and unsafe chimneys and wood burning appliances. I would like to believe that just about anyone could guess that a chimney and wood stove or fireplace will, eventually, require cleaning, maintenance and service. That advice applies to masonry and […]