So recently I decided to switch insurance companies because Allstates rates kept climbing. I called a local insurance agency and met with an agent...
I was performing some pre-season cleaning of my insert this weekend; blowing dust from blower, vacuuming cobwebs etc. I had removed most of the...
I have noticed a few small cracks on my crown while cleaning the stack last spring. Now that it's getting closer to burning season, I need to seal...
How do you know when wood is too punky to burn in your stove, and what are the consequences(besides little heat and fast burning)? Last Friday's...
For the burning season to come to an end? I really enjoy heating with wood and the savings it provides, not to mention the "warmer heat" you get....
Not sure if it matters, but is there a "preferred" way to load the stove? Meaning, when I load my stove, I mix hard and soft woods. Do you put the...
I've been doing some winter weatherization around the house recently, caulking around windows and sills, sealing up any penetrations I can find. I...
And none of it can be used for fire wood! One of the townships here is having "thousands" of trees cut down because of the ALB. The contractors hired...
How long do they, typically, last? Is there an online source that members here use to buy them? My stove is only one year old, but I'm thinking maybe...
I think I may have accidentally overfired my stove. I get home from work, pre-loaded the stove last night because the temps here were supposed to...
Got a call from a co-worker that they were cutting down this black walnut tree and asked if I wanted it, come and get it. I cut, split and stacked it...
Is it easier to split wood (by hand) right after it is cut, or after it has sat around for awhile (in "round" form)? I'm going to be cutting down a...
Being fairly new to wood burning (beginning of season #2), I tried my first top down fire today. It worked great, no super cedar or fatwood needed....
Why is it so hard for people, at least here in sw Ohio, to sell decent firewood? I comb through all the local adds on craigslist looking for firewood...
Got a letter from the company that installed my stove today, It said "Fall is Almost here, schedule your cleaning today!" It's barely the end of...
First it was the Emerald Ash Borer, now theres a "new" tree destroying beatle around here, prohibiting us from transporting firewood from adjacent...
Had my stove installed on Dec 28, 2010, just in time for the tax credit, but half way through a billing cycle. The first bill after the stove was...
I have been burning my new insert for about 3 weeks now and I was planning on checking/cleaning the "chimney" next warm spell. My question is, what...
My wife's cousin own a fence company and when he receives his fencing and guardrailing, the trucking company leaves him all of the oak 4x4's that the...
I am new to wood burning, at least for home heating. I just had a Hampton HI300 insert installed this week and we love it. I have been doing alot of...
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