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Prepare Your Fireplace and Chimney for Cold Weather

As cold weather settles in, are you prepared to make the most of your fireplace and chimneys? These tips from FireplaceMall.com will will set you up for chilly days and fire-season success:

Will fireplace ashes melt snow and ice or just improve traction? Are there advantages or disadvantages to using ashes instead of rock salt or other chemicals on snow and ice?

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Want an old-timers’ rule of thumb for how many cords of firewood a tree yields? Or are you looking for a more precise way to calculate how  much firewood per tree, as measured in cords, is available? Here are quick and easy ways to find out how much split wood each tree produces.

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  • When should your fireplace damper be open? And when should it be closed?
  • Also find out how to open and close your damper.
  • Learn what to do to fix a stuck damper.

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Christmas Fireplace Safety

Use the Christmas Fireplace Safety Checklist below to keep your family safe around the fireplace during the winter holidays.

Are your Christmas stockings hung on the fireplace mantel with care?

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In the famous Christmas poem, the stockings were not just “hung by the chimney;” they were hung “with care.” Even in the midst of describing a nocturnal visit from Santa, the author noted one important aspect of Christmas fireplace safety!

Does your fireplace warm the cockles of your heart but leave your toes cold? With some modifications, your fireplace can become a legitimate heat source for your house and ensure your toes stay nice and toasty. Read on to learn how to get more heat from your fireplace.

New to the world of wood burning fireplaces? Is this your first winter with a new fireplace? Or have you recently acquired the role of Chief Fire Builder in your home?

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  • We celebrate Arbor Day in the United States on the last Friday of April. The holiday celebrates the joys of trees. Trees provide both people and animals with services as well as goods. Planting trees on Arbor day is a traditional way to honor forest, ornamental and fruit trees. To those with wood-burning fireplaces or […]

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  • Have firewood in your life? If you have a wood stove or a wood-burning fireplace, fire pit or fire bowl, you have probably heard some common sayings, sometimes found in rhymes and songs, about firewood. Some call them firewood Old Wives Tales or Old Husband Tales. How can you tell which one is a firewood fact or myth? Which […]

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  • Can you envision human skull fire logs that appear to be actual human skulls amid flames in your fire pit or fireplace? Only at Halloween or year around? Do you have a friend who would be thrilled to be gifted with life-sized, reusable imitation human skull fire logs? Fireproof Human Skull Fire Logs Maybe it takes […]

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How to Open Fireplace Damper and When to Close the Fireplace Damper

What you need to know about operating your chimney damper.

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