by Richie Baxley | Dec 12, 2016 | Firewood Maintenance
If you have an open-hearth wood-burning fireplace, your hearth provides more ambiance than heat. In fact, 90 percent of the heat from an open-hearth fireplace travels up the chimney. At the same time, the fireplace draws in warm air from your room to fuel the flames,...
by Richie Baxley | Jan 12, 2015 | Fireplaces
Not all fireplaces and chimney systems are created equal. Depending on the age of your home and/or the overall condition of your fireplace and all of its parts, you could be sending some serious money right up the chimney during the heating season; it’s estimated that...
