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Oliver Wendell Holmes noted: “Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” A synergy that brings a gathering spot in the home is the fireplace; for warmth, coziness and a point...
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According to the U.S. Fire Administration division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than a third of the country uses wood-fired stoves, fireplaces, or similar appliances as the primary heat source in the home. ...
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One component of having a green home is the energy type one uses. Generally speaking, if one is using a renewable energy source, the home becomes greener. It would seem to follow, then, that using wood, a renewable...
Read more Many people are looking for cheap ways to heat their house, but the rising costs of firewood have made even heating a home with a fireplace an expensive method of heat. While some people have the option to cut...
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Many homeowners miss the obvious fire risk of hanging stockings "by the chimney with care." but Midwest Chimney Safety Council President Steve Hoover, of Lucky Sweep Chimney Service and Sales, LLC in Versailles, Missouri said that “We...
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Many fires during the holiday season can be avoided according to the Midwest Chimney Safety Council, whose members are professional chimney sweeps, firemen, and chimney technicians. MCSC Educational Director, Marge Padgitt of HearthMasters in Independence, Missouri said that...
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Firefighters from Leavenworth County Kansas Fire District No. 1 responded to two fires involving chimneys and fireplaces on Saturday, November 24, 2012. Fire Chief Rick Huhn said that the first fire was reported at 2:20 p.m. Saturday...
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In the early hours between 5:30AM and 6:00AM smoke started filling the two story house and the residents of the home called 911 to have the fire department respond to their home to find where the smoke was...
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Owners of historic homes have many issues to deal with, and one of the major expenses is often the chimney and fireplace, or in most cases, multiple chimneys and fireplaces. Keeping the original historic look while upgrading the interior...
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Save your cardboard facial tissue boxes for DIY firestarters for your Fall fireplace. Fall is here and time to think of your fireplace and firestarters. Many commercial firestarters are available to buy to help firewood ignite, but save...
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