We have an 8 month old son who is more active than ever and of course with the cold weather comes the turning on of the pellet stove. Our problem is that since our son is now crawling and pulling himself up, we are unable to use the pellet stove while he’s awake. It’s now getting cold during the day and before long we’re going to have to turn it on during the day or be forced to freeze! Does anybody have any ideas on how to keep him from crawling up to the pellet stove? Of course with a regular fireplace screen if he leans on it he’ll tip it right over. The pellet stove is of course up against a wall in the back and open on the two sides and front and all of these sides get extremely hot. This is our only form of heat in our house so it’s not just an option like most fireplaces are. This may sound rather trivial, but it’s actually really quite a serious problem! Thanks for your help!

I’ve been shopping around and searching online, but it seems to me that peninsula fireplaces are only available in natural gas or propane. I really hope this is not the case! I really want a fireplace and have no available walls for a typical unit. For various reasons, I am not interested in propane, natural gas, or wood burning.

i have a vent free gas fireplace that has been removed. i want to burn wood. my fireplace and chimney are brick. the chimney does have the clay looking pipe in it. the fireplace is only about 10 years old.im told the former owners burned wood and coal you can see the stains on the outside of the chimney. my firebox is metal on the back bottom sides and top and angled like most masonary fireplaces. with a flew door in the top. can i burn wood right on the floor with a grate or do i need to put in an insert. there are also 2 vents on either side of the fireplace on the wall that leeds to the inner wall between the box and the wall.do these let heat into the house. i will have it cleaned first.

I have a traditional brick firebox with glass doors in my home. The previous owner built a horrible looking pink marble surround which I want to tear out. What I would ideally like is a very modern looking fireplace opening like the one seen on the red wall here: http://www.fireplaces-store.com/. Fuel type is not an issue because we will hardly ever use it as a true fireplace. However, it may be too difficult to pipe in natural gas, so that may not be an option. Just looking for a good retrofit into my existing firebox.

Sometimes when I have a fire in my upstairs fireplace the smoke gets downstairs. You can’t see the smoke, but it’s enough to lightly burn your eyes. In the upstairs it’s a traditional fireplace, downstairs there’s a insert with a blower. On the roof I had a 2′ extension fabricated from Stainless hoping that this would help this problem (I had this same problem last winter.) I have had the upstairs fire lit 4 times this year, and everything was fine until yesterday. Any suggestions?
The 2 fireplaces are both ceramic square tube approx 12" x 12" and are parallel to each other.
The fireplace in the basement has an insert with a blower. The blower is designed to blow the heat from the fireplace into our basement.

My weekend retreat is 120 years old farm house build on an area of two acres. Now, I am building a two beds anexie trying not to spoiling the old look (self designed) but with modren facilities (structure is complete). I have a good maison but he does’nt have expertise in building fireplaces. I will appeciate if any help can be given in providing the measurements/ designs for DIY.

Thanks.
Did try DIYnetwork.com but not much of a help. Thanx
I now think that I should buy one and ask the archetect to take care of it as it is one of those projects which I wanted to do the designing bit all by my self. Although, all the designs were approved by my Archtect.

Thanx for all your input.

The wording on the coverage letter is unclear. It says the following under central heating:

Covered: hydronic heating units (steam/hot water); forced air heating units; heat pumps; blower fain motors; heat exchangers; internal system controls; wall thermostats…

Not covered: Fireplaces; gas log systems, including gas feed lines; structural compnents, panels, and/or cabinetry…cleaning and/or maintenance…

I know I could call the company, but I wanted to see if I could get a timely repsonse on here instead. Warranty is with HMS.

help, the amish are selling fireplaces at Heatsurgetv.com !!!

I thought they do NOT use plugs and electricity!!! WHAT is going on here, I thought they did not use modern things , but selling stuff on tv is modern, so are that they still considered amish??

I saw a entire Amish family playing putt-putt golf in the summer in long beards, bonets and they were all smoking. They had those hats, and shirts, and boots that LIncoln wore!

a house in Brooklyn NY, in a rich neigborhood, your neighbor 2 doors down is the senator of the state. it’s a house with 2 floors and an attic. It has im not sure how many rooms but i know it includes a gym room ( weight lifting machines room), indoor pool, outdoor olympic sized pool, huge private office room and a block away from the bay. Also with the indoor pool is an indoor jacuzzi, and the house has 1 fireplaces.

How much do you think the house is worth, please give me an honest estimation?

I bought the house in July. The gas logs work fine, and the fireplace is vented, but I want to convert to real logs. The PreWay Co. is no longer in business. I know NOTHING about fireplaces. How do I know if my fireplace can be converted and who do I call to ensure the safest solution?? House built in 1985. Please help.