Make The Most Of Your Wood-burning Fireplace

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Have you ever wondered if you could get the most out of your wood burning fireplace? You're not alone. We love having a roaring fire in our fireplace. Is this the most efficient way to get heat from your fireplace? Learning these tips will not only help you save money on your heating bills, but it will also warm your home to your preferred level of warmth.

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Choose the right wood.
If you go out and harvest any wood from the ground or woods, you may not get the best wood for burning. If you are looking at the woods near your yard or home, make sure the wood has been on the ground for a while. Choose only dry, dead wood. If you purchase it, make sure it has been dry for quite some time. For those DIYers out there, if you cut down a tree, you have to stack it. Wood needs to dry for 6 months to a year before it's ready to burn.

Learn how to build a fire.
Not only is the wood you choose important, but how you build your fire is just as important. Start with a clean firebox. Remove ashes from your last fire. Start with small branches and then build with larger pieces of wood. Use a fire starter such as newspaper or a paper bag until the small logs catch fire. As you begin to add larger pieces of wood to the fire, crisscross the wood lengthwise.

Everything goes in cycles.
Once the fire has stabilized, continue to feed it larger pieces of wood. The established fire will then burn from the larger wood and you won't need to add to it as often. To make the most of your fire, use a fan to circulate the heat. We've all heard of "heat rising". Ceiling fans can do wonders to transport the warm air from the fire around the house. The ceiling fan will bring it into the room and send it to other areas of the home.

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