Far better options are wood stoves, pellet stoves and fireplace inserts. Or if you’re building a new home, a simple masonry heater can carry you through the winter months.

Cons Gas inserts don’t offer the same ambiance as wood-burning fireplaces, i.e. the smell and sound of burning wood. Units can be expensive. They can be difficult and expensive to install, so ...

Electric fireplace inserts do not emit dangerous emissions like conventional wood-burning fireplaces, but some manufacturers go further by including an air filtration system that removes dust ...

While burning, these fireplaces can exhaust as much as 300 cubic feet of heated indoor air to the outside your home per minute, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

These stoves produce 4.5 g/h or lower. Style Wood burning stoves can come in a variety of different styles, from insert to freestanding to pedestal.

Wood fireplace inserts are a great way to increase the efficiency of an existing wood fireplace. The Ashley Hearth Wood Stove Insert is 75 percent efficient and meets the EPA "Step 2" 2020 ...

Masonry fireplaces The majority of existing single-family homes in California were built in the 1950s, according to Zillow, when masonry, wood-burning fireplaces were the norm.

A gas fireplace insert and installation can cost between $3,000 and $5,000. The prediction is we will see fewer and fewer fireplaces that burn wood.

News Spokane Spokane Clean Air offering homeowner grants for replacing old wood-burning stoves and fireplace inserts Jan. 31, 2019 Updated Mon., Feb. 4, 2019 at 11:18 a.m.

For a sizable pellet stove that can heat a large area, this model from ComfortBilt is a top choice. The EPA-certified design can provide heat for up to 2,800 square feet thanks to its 50,000 BTU ...