Blogs

How to spot worn firebrick, tell it apart from a vermiculite panel, measure for the right size and replace it, with answers on cost and fit.

The right wood heating appliance comes down to three questions: how much space you heat, which fuel you use and how you vent it. This guide covers the five appliance types and a 6-step method to choose.

How to measure the area you want to heat before you buy a wood stove, fireplace or furnace, so you can shortlist the models that fit your home.

How a wood insert turns an old masonry fireplace that sends its heat up the chimney into a heating appliance that warms the room.

How to pick a wood stove by where it goes, how your home is laid out and how you will use it, then match it to the area you need to heat.

Why the floor under and around a wood stove or fireplace needs protection, and what to look for in a hearth pad.