Fireplace

[scott_vt]

some great pics in here.....

scott vt: can you load wood in to that from the outside?

Good Mornin Flatheadyoungin,
No the wood storage bin on the right needs to be loaded from the inside ! Although now that we have a propane insert inn there we use it for CD storage !

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

more storage is always a good thing!

i was just curious.....

i'd like to build a real wood burning fireplace and put in gas logs.......but, in the event that everything goes to pot i could just pull the logs out, quickly, and go back to burning wood...

just thinking out loud, here....

after we get a better hold on what/when/how we are going to build, i'm going to start a thread on various subjects to get everyone's opinion; geothermal, stone fireplace, other types of heating, etc, etc.....

Good Mornin Flatheadyoungin,
No the wood storage bin on the right needs to be loaded from the inside ! Although now that we have a propane insert inn there we use it for CD storage !

 

[Sigarms]

Anyways heres mine, with the gas insert !

The dogs really seem to like our gas insert as well

Put in my gas insert earlier this year (wood fireplace is in the basement), and this month is the first time I'm using it. So far, VERY impressed with the back up heat it provides (took out the gas furnace and replaced it with a heat pump).

 

[jinman]

The dogs really seem to like our gas insert as well

It looks like the two dogs laying on the cushion rate the fireplace "4-paws up."

 

[Mike_Kanzer]

We put a wood burning insert into our fireplace. It works just like a gas insert but it burns wood logs as fuel. It has a glass door so you can see the fire. A blower pumps the heat out into the family room making it nice and toasty. We have 36 acres with about 20 acres of woods so I have an endless supply of wood to burn. Your dogs look really comfortable! - Mike

 

[grassroots2323]

Nice fire. This is our first fire in our new home. Thanksgiving 2008.

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

nice, really nice........

your's hits home and the color/design reminds me of my great grandparent's.......

any details on it? did you lay it up?

Nice fire. This is our first fire in our new home. Thanksgiving 2008.

 

[mbohuntr]

All right, you guys got me missin my fireplace that I built, I sold the house last year, and wish I had the fireplace back, heated the whole house.

 

[EddieWalker]

mbohuntr,

Very impressive fireplace. I really like the look of rock, and of course the height also adds to it!!!

Eddie

 

[nate_m]

I'm not the only one who enjoys a nice fire on a cold day.

We use this solid fuel insert to suppliment our heating bill. We burn about 4 cord a year and it cuts our fuel oil consumption by about a third.

Built the mantel, over-mantel and hood myself.