Both of my parents recently installed wood burning stoves in their homes, and both stoves were placed within existing fireplaces. They absolutely love their wood stoves and have been saying …
Fireplace Dampers (Everything You Need To Know)
What Is A Fireplace Damper? A fireplace damper is a device that can be manually opened or closed with the purpose of allowing gases and other byproducts from a fireplace …
14 Reasons Why Your Wood Burning Stove Keeps Going Out
If you’ve found that the fire in your wood burning stove keeps going out then you’re not alone. In the last couples of years both my parents have installed wood …
10 Great Ways We Used To Get More Heat From Our Wood Burning Stove
My parents have recently installed wood burners in their homes, and so asked me for any advice on how to get more heat from wood burning stoves. Wood burning stoves …
Why Buy a Wood Burning Stove (17 Reasons We Bought One)
Wood burning stoves can be a great replacement for your traditional open fireplace. You can expect to see significant increases in heat output over a wood burning fireplace, but can …
16 Reasons Why Your Wood Burning Fireplace Or Stove Smells
I have always noticed a damp, musty smell coming from our fireplace after wet weather. My parents also recently noticed that their wood burning stove smells during the summer months, …
Why Does My Wood Burning Stove Smoke?
My parents noticed that their wood burning stove started to smoke, both when they were lighting it and when they opened the door to put more logs in, so I …
Can I Use My Wood Burning Stove With The Door Open?
Wood burning stoves are a great way to increase the efficiency of your existing fireplace. They can give out a lot more heat into your home than an open fire, …
Why Your Fireplace Glass is Turning Black (And How To Prevent It)
A few friends and family have had problems with the glass on their wood-burning stoves starting to turn black. I did some research to try and find reasons why the …
Types of Fireplace Explained (Including Pros & Cons)
We take you through the main types of fireplace, outlining their pros and cons and providing more in-depth information about how they function and what’s required for installation, operation and …