The first step, and perhaps the most important, is determining the size of the mantel. There's no one-size-fits-all rule or ...

A gas fireplace installation can be significantly cheaper than a wood-burning fireplace installation, but you should still plan on spending between $2,500 and $10,000.Installation of a conversion ...

Gas-lit or wood-burning fireplace? Before you decide upon the style of your fireplace, you must first consider function: gas-lit or wood-burning?

Modern homes tend not to use wood-burning fireplaces as the main source of heat. However, many home buyers still desire them for the sense of warmth and coziness they provide. One of the most ...

Several south coast counties restrict wood burning fireplaces, but San Diego isn’t one of them. Not yet. “Although it is not prohibited, wood burning in the home is a growing source of air ...

Erica Burns, a Bethesda, Md., designer, says she has seen an increasing interest in old-fashioned, wood-burning fireplaces. “Gas fireplaces seemed to have been big over the last 10 or 20 years.

Home builders throughout Southern California will be banned from installing wood-burning fireplaces under a new set of anti-smog regulations adopted Friday. And residents already used to lighting a… ...

Umbra on burning wood and gas Hey Umbra, I’m from Quebec and there is a movement underway to prohibit the new installation of wood burning fireplaces.

Home builders throughout Southern California will be banned from installing wood-burning fireplaces under a new set of anti-smog regulations adopted Friday. And residents already used to lighting ...

Fireplace installing and remodeling restrictions take effect The Bay Area has become the first region in the nation to ban wood-burning heating devices even modern stoves — in new-home construction.

Electric fireplaces have become a popular choice in place of traditional wood-burning fireplaces because they’re easy to install and operate.