Torch it or sell it?

[SolarAndWood]

So I did the unthinkable and bought a house with a NG line run to it with a new ultra high efficiency furnace going in next Tuesday. The house has a prefab double sided wood burning fireplace that I would prefer to not mess with at least for now. At my current house, I have one of my nicest stashes yet and am trying to decide if I should sell it and buy a set of gas logs for the fireplace or enjoy the fruits of my labor but know that the vast majority of the heat is going straight up the pipe. There is also an acre and a half of woods on the property so more than likely I have enough wood to last until the end of time for ceremonial burns. What would you do?

 

[jetsam]

Out goes the fireplace, in goes the woodstove.

I love easy questions!

 

[SolarAndWood]

That would be a non-trivial project...

 

[woodhog73]

I wouldn’t buy gas logs to convert to a gas open fireplace they provide NO heat. And look fake.

I’d burn wood in the open fireplace. Sure your heat goes up the chimney but atleast the fire is real and you can hear it pop Snapple and pop. Way better than gas logs.

 

[webby3650]

Most of these see through Fireplaces lose smoke into the house. Very few people I’ve came in contact with are happy with it for that reason.
Also, you should not be burning it with the doors shut. It starves the fire of oxygen and will bust that glass. It’s just tempered glass, not ceramic like your stove.

 

[SolarAndWood]

Is that a vote for sell it (the wood that is)?

 

[webby3650]

Personally I like a gas log for occasional use if its natural gas. Sell the wood and buy a gas logs set with a remote control, sit back and relax. Install a woodstove in another part of the house if you have the desire.

 

[SolarAndWood]

gotcha...thx. And yes it will be the ceremonial flame with absolutely no illusion of being a heater.