Fireplace Blog
In Canada, where the winters can be harsh, a reliable and safe fireplace is a must-have in many homes. Part of keeping your gas fireplace in good condition is getting it inspected.
Delivering nearly instantaneous warmth and ambiance, a natural gas fireplace is a great way to keep your home cozy all winter long. Clean burning, natural gas fireplaces require less work to maintain.
Stacking firewood will become a regular part of your summer routine if you own a wood stove or fireplace and use it to heat your home. It may seem simple, but how and where you stack firewood is more important than you might think.
We often associate the holiday season with exchanging gifts, cooking delicious food, and family togetherness. While these activities bring joy, it's equally important to find time to relax and enjoy the simple pleasures.
Winter is coming and with the temperatures dropping, you’ll likely have your fireplace lit to stay warm and cozy. This means you need to ensure that your fireplace and chimney are in top working condition in order to stay safe.
You turn on your gas fireplace, the pilot light goes on, and normal flames appear, but within a few minutes the pilot light goes out and the flames disappear. Has this happened to you?
When the chilly weather sets in it’s always nice to warm up your home by turning on your gas fireplace. A gas fireplace can provide the warmth and comfort of a traditional fireplace without needing to use wood to keep the fire burning.
Now that it’s summer, your indoor fireplace is probably in hibernation mode. This is the perfect time to give this sleeping beauty some thorough cleaning!
It’s that time of year again – summer is on its way, and like many other homeowners, you may have already gotten a head start on the tradition of spring cleaning.
It was an ice storm of epic proportions. Trees looked like glass sculptures. Every surface was gilded in icicles. Cars were entombed in a layer of ice that seemed impenetrable. The city was in darkness.
Gas Fireplaces need an annual inspection in order to keep up to snuff. This is a very important practice, which many people overlook. Because gas fireplaces burn clean and are very easy to take care of, some assume that this means it doesn’t need cleaning.
If you asked the average person how to start a wood fire in a stove, they would most likely say just throw the logs in with a match, and the deed is done. However, how to properly start a fire in a wood-burning stove or insert is an exacting science.
Like changing your furnace filters, visiting the dentist, and getting the seasonal tires changed, cleaning the glass on your gas fireplace is one of those things you need to do a couple of times per year.