A fireplace is a welcome addition to any home. It provides a focal piece, a sense of style and a beautiful, glowing warmth in the winter. Warmth, that is, unless you have a traditional, open-hearth fireplace. These fireplaces can actually be a drain on your home,...
Fireplaces are meant to add to the warmth and comfort of your home, but if you have a traditional open-hearth the opposite might be true. Open-hearth fireplaces can send as much as 8 percent of your home’s heated air up and out of the chimney, meaning an open-hearth...
