One of the selling points when every one of us purchased our condo was the huge fireplace in the living room; The fireplace is constructed out of sizable fieldstones & really takes up the 1 wall, and with the sizable mantle & hearth, it’s a beautiful focal point! Since every one of us live in an section with especially long & extreme winters, heating is essential; My fiance & I were both excited by the opportunity to cut wood, build a fire & love a free source of heat; Plus, I looked forward to the ambience, then i imagined us spending a cold Winter evening resting in front of the fireplace sipping a glass of wine.
We’ve lived in the condo nearly several years & have built 1 fire.
It was a tremendous amount of labor & created a huge mess, then first every one of us needed to cut down trees & create logs of a suitable size. The wood was wet & couldn’t be burned until it dried out. The logs were heavy & difficult to carry & hauling them through the condo left a trail of dirt. Every one of us struggled to get the fire started & then dealt with smoke, fumes & ash. Our whole condo smelled like a campfire. The heat was contained right near the fireplace, then afterward, it was necessary to hire a business to wipe the flu. Since then, the fireplace has been really ornamental. I recently got the system to have it converted into a natural gas heater. Our condo is already equipped with natural gas that runs the oil furnace, stove, clothes dryer & water heater. From what I’ve read, it would not be that difficult, invasive or costly to install & insert into the fireplace. It would still have the look of a real fire however with none of the downsides. Every one of us could start up the fireplace with the tap of a button on a remote. The fireplace insert would include a temperature control & fan, allowing us to set the ideal temperature & distribute the heat throughout the room.