There are many ways to keep a room warmer in the winter, but fireplaces and wood stoves are both elegant solutions to consider and work in similar ways. A traditional wood-burning fireplace requires a ...

Question: We have a reasonably priced supply of firewood and have always liked free-standing wood-burning stoves. Are new ones more convenient to use? What features are the best to use as occasional ...

"Baby, it's cold outside" isn't just a song lyric in Detroit this time of year. Even without the usual snowstorms and frigid temperatures, it gets pretty chilly, and a fireplace can help you stay warm ...

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"Typically in an open fireplace, you're losing 90 percent of the heat up the flue," Biswell said. That translates to 10 percent efficiency. By comparison, he said, older wood stoves are 50 percent to ...