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Wood-Burning Fireplaces Wood-burning fireplaces use the most time-tested fuel source: wood. For those who love a roaring wood fire, it’s hard to beat the nostalgic, crackling flames.

A: Unfortunately, typical wood-burning fireplaces don’t deliver much heat. They’re better than nothing during a wintertime power failure but most of the heat goes up the chimney.

A gas fireplace insert and installation can cost between $3,000 and $5,000. The prediction is we will see fewer and fewer fireplaces that burn wood.

WHEN JACK LIEBERUM bought his “eccentric” old Berkeley house, he inherited four wood-burning fireplaces. “I never expected to convert all of them to gas,” Lieberum says.

Home & Garden With wood-burning fireplace ban, what are the options? Updated: Feb. 11, 2016, 2:52 p.m. | Published: Feb. 11, 2016, 1:52 p.m. By Staten Island Advance Staff lfs kruser finley house ...

Existing wood-burning fireplaces can be converted to gas. Another solution is a fireplace insert that burns pellets, said Rob Lewis, Pacific region president of the Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Assn ...

Fairfield allows EPA-certified wood-burning fireplaces or inserts that have glass doors and outside combustion, making them more efficient than open-air fireplaces.

Several south coast counties restrict wood burning fireplaces, but San Diego isn’t one of them. Not yet. “Although it is not prohibited, wood burning in the home is a growing source of air ...