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  1. yeoman

    Recommendations for current open fireplace

    I moved into a house this year with a woodstove that I am learning to use properly and getting lots of good into from this forum. The woodstove is a VC Resolute III. This is connected to a chimney that sits between two rooms and there is an open fireplace on the other side for the other room. I...
  2. W

    Getting Heat to the Master Bedroom

    I have a family room and kitchen area that gets too warm. Then I have what I can best describe as a L shaped hallway at the end of which is the master bedroom. I've done a decent amount of reading on the site and the wall fans won't work. The convection idea was interesting. I'm wondering if...
  3. K

    Need help deciding which fireplace to install Seguin vs. Piazzetta?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post here and I'm hoping you can help me decide what fireplace to put in my house. I wanted something modern and where I can see the fire from all angles, after consulting many retailers I'm torn between two options: 1) The first is an Italian brand called...
  4. RoseRedHoofbeats

    Fireplace insert and remodel?

    Good afternoon y'all and Happy Thanksgiving! So I was a member here a MILLLLLLLION years ago putting a wood stove in my trailer. I'm now moving into a house that has a gorgeous fireplace that I want to get an insert for, and also redo in a limestone (manufactured) veneer (similar to this...
  5. B

    Linear Fireplace Solution

    Hi everyone! I am currently building a new construction home and lost in communication was the size of the dining room fireplace. We would like to install a 60” direct vent linear fireplace. However, our “bump out” on the foundation plan was messed up and is only 55”. Any solutions on how to...
    • Bjam3
    • Thread
    • earthcore fireplace flare linearfireplace
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: It's a Gas!
  6. Misty818

    Chimney Smell - Toxic?

    I have been having a smoke smell in my house for a couple months or so. It had gotten very strong. I thought it was from the recent fires that were in the area, but the smell remained even after the smell outside had gone. This morning I realized that I’d left my flue open since the beginning...
  7. C

    Can you add cement board to shorten a firebox?

    Hi, My wife and I demoed a river rock fireplace facing and are now wondering... how can we clean this mess up? Our main question is: can we simply place a cement board over the front of the firebox to shorten it, or do we need to lower it with fire resistant bricks? We are thinking: 1...
  8. M

    Wood stove for fireplace installation - questions before purchase

    Last winter our sweep cautioned us against using our fireplace as an open hearth due to cracked tiles and lack of parging. After lots of reading, debates over wood v. pellet v. gas, and visits to the stove dealer we are close to making the final decision to purchase a wood stove which will sit...
  9. O

    '07 Quadrafire 7100zc-worth buying?

    Hey all, My family is in need of a zero clearance wood stove. We cant afford new, but we came across this used 2007 quadrafire 7100 zc. I've talked to the seller who says it's in good shape with a few cosmetic issues. I've seen pictures. They are asking $1000 OBO. Considering this is a 13 year...
    • Outdoor_Ty
    • Thread
    • 2007 7100 fire fireplace for sale price quadra stove wood zero clearance
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: QuadraFire
  10. R

    Is it vented or ventless?

    I recently purchased a home and to my delight it has a fireplace. I'm having a hard time figuring out if its safe to burn, let me explain why. The fireplace has a chimney chute, but the door on the chute looks to be welded shut. Which would make you think it must be ventless, but the logs are...
  11. S

    Clearance around the fireplace opening

    Hi, We removed a cast stone facing from our 42 inch fireplace model WRT2042 (superior fireplace) and now redesigning it to a modern look with tiles around the opening and plain white wooden facing (as in the target picture). There is some confusion about how much area around the fireplace...
  12. S

    What are my options for installing a wood stove in my living room?

    A few years ago I was interested in putting in a wood stove in my living room that currently has a fireplace. The guy who stopped by my house to quote said that my fireplace has a "zig-zag flue" so the liner couldn't be installed. He seemed sort of disinterested and didn't stay for long so I...
  13. J

    Options for dealing with old Oliver MacLeod fireplace and Square A chimney

    My house has a late 70's Oliver MacLeod heat circulating Regal fireplace, model BI36 with an 8" flue. It is in a walk-out basement family room. It has a square A chimney which I understand is no longer up to code or WETT-certifiable. The fireplace box is entirely within the foundation of the...
  14. Barrie WETT Inspector

    Inspecting Fireplace Through Heat Vents

    Stone fireplace had been modified by home owner which resulted in fire. Wood studs had been added behind fireplace which caught on fire. I had inspected fireplace approximately 3 months previous. Insurance Adjuster is claiming I should have been able to see improper construction through heat...
  15. S

    'Drywalling' around a reg 2" air-gap Insulated Flue Pipe

    Hello, Previous owners installed a zero clearance wood fireplace out of code, allowing a ceiling joist to touch an insulated flue pipe (which requires a 2"air gap from combustibles). This was discovered after opening a wall we are renovating and leaving open. I know how to solve this problem by...
  16. R

    Fireplace project- how to lower the top of the fireplace

    I decided to hummer down my old-style boulder-faced fireplace. The project took two days, but when I was finished, i realized, the the actual fireplace opening is bigger that it was before, because it was faced over the top of the opening. Now, I can’t just leave it, since I need to put TV over...
  17. ironmanco

    FPX 44 Blower sound and location

    We made a pretty big mistake when installing our FPX44 and located the blower in the room that the fireplace is. We knew we had to have it draw air from the inside of the house since we live in a cold environment (Colorado). We're considering doing some "re-construction" and moving the blower...
  18. K

    Does Your Gas Fireplace Make Your Room Too Hot?

    I'm looking to install a Zero-Clearance fireplace in my home, where there was previously a horribly inefficient Natural Vent fireplace. Me and my wife both tend to find our home a little on the chilly side in the cold weather (we live in southern Ontario so winters get really cold at times, and...
  19. K

    Smoke Up One Flue and Down The Other -- Help!

    Hi, First time poster, and also first-time homeowner (...if I had only known!) Anyways -- I have a dual-flue chimney that supports an upstairs fireplace, as well as a basement wood stove. Facing the chimney indoors, the upstairs fireplace is the right flue, and the basement stove is the...
  20. M

    New Fireplace insert (Newbie questions)

    Hello everybody, I am new here, been reading here for a long time digging for information (and lord, this forum is a wonderful source!) and finally decided to sign up and participate. Well, I will go straight to it- I have built a new fireplace in my house, this is basically a fireplace...
  21. K

    See-Through Wood Fireplace

    Hello! My husband and I are planning a house. I drew it myself, so we’re not working with a preset plan. I designed a see-through fireplace that separates the living and dining rooms. Of course you can put whatever parameters you want into a system, finding something that actually exists is a...
  22. N

    Moving a stove and installing a flue liner

    I moved last year to a house in southern Vermont. The house came with a woodstove with a suboptimal installation. The stove itself (a old Vermont Castings Resolute III) is in good shape, but the exhaust goes through a wall as Class A pipe, makes a right angle bend, and then enters the outside...
  23. J

    Would love some help identifying old fireplace!

    Hey all. First post here, currently in the process of exposing and restoring an old fireplace in my circa 1880 home. I've attached some photos of the original metal fireplace I have exposed and am restoring. I would just love to find out some more about the fire place who made it etc, if anyone...
  24. M

    Strange noise from fireplace

    Strange noise from my fireplace this morning. Sounds almost like rushing water and I can hear it throughout the house. Very similar to a toilet filling with water after a flush. I hear it for a second and it goes away, but comes back. Sometimes in a matter of 10-15 secs, other times a minute...
  25. Whirled Peas

    New install hearth mount plans for input

    Hi all, Long time reader, first time poster. I (think) know the drill. :) I am looking to install a second stove in my some-what leaky, 225 y/o, 1600 sq-ft Vermont home. The house was largely remodeled in the early 1980s (new insulation, storm windows, some air sealing, etc). This fireplace...
  26. L

    New Installation

    We finished our basement with a gas rough-in for a future fireplace. It is clear to me that I will need to have a frame built before an authorized dealer will install. 1. Who should I contact to properly build the frame? A builder? 2. What all will the fireplace dealer install? What will they...
  27. Johnald32

    KozyHeat Z42 vs. ??? Any bigger, better ZC fireplaces?

    Hi everyone, I'm now two years into ownership of a KozyHeat Z42 zero clearance fireplace, and I love the thing. My dad is about to start construction of his retirement house, and is going to have a non-masonry chimney with some sort of zero clearance fireplace built into the house. He loves my...
    • Johnald32
    • Thread
    • fireplace kozyheat kozyheat z42 recommendation z42 zero clearance
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Kozy
  28. G

    Traditional Fireplace Issues

    I have been combating a problem in my condo for about 1.5 years now. The companies hired to inspect/clean the chimneys tell me there's nothing wrong there & I have tried a variety of DIY cleaning solutions of my actual fireplace to no avail. Basically I have a traditional fireplace in my condo...
  29. JoplinPreacher

    New Install - Napoleon 1402

    Hey all! I appreciate all of the helpful information on this forum. In September, I bought a used Napoleon 1402. This weekend, I finally got it installed. Put a liner from the stove to the the roof, but I had a hard time connecting the liner to the stove. My fireplace seems to have two lintels -...
  30. RennyBlack

    Help with Fisher Fireplace insert, please!

    Hi! So we ended up with a Fisher fireplace insert recently, and now we are in a rut as to how to install it safely and correctly in our fireplace hole. As far as I was able to find out, it seems to be be missing the damper. Will I need that or is it an optional thing? In the...
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