Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: fireplaces

[R Philip Dowds (rpdowds]

I have retrofitted a number of homes with both free-standing wood-burning 
stoves and wall-embedded wood-burning fireplaces.  The hot stoves are indeed 
more efficient than the fireplaces, but can be very dangerous, especially for 
small children and people who injudiciously move the furniture.  The embedded 
fireplace is inherently safer, and inherently less effective.

Philip Dowds
Cornerstone Cohousing


On Mar 9, 2012, at 10:31 AM, David Pierce wrote:

> 
> Assuming your decision is to burn wood, have you also considered a 
> wood-burning stove?  They are much more energy-efficient, and could 
> lower the heating bill while burning fewer logs and possibly 
> releasing less smoke into the air. Opening the stove door for brief 
> periods may restore part of any lost ambience (although lessening the 
> advantages mentioned).
> 
> David Pierce
> Hundredfold Farm Cohousing, Gettysburg PA
> __________________________________
> 
> At 10:08 AM 3/9/2012, Carol Agate wrote:
> 
>> We are considering adding a fireplace to our common living room, but 
>> there is concern about the risk of people being careless. Do you 
>> have a community fireplace? What have you done to be sure people who 
>> use it aren't careless?
>> 
>> Carol Agate
>> Cornerstone Village in Cambridge, MA
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