Building a beautiful wood stove from clay can be a rewarding and practical project. It involves several steps, including designing the stove, gathering materials, and constructing it with proper ...

Few devices beat a wood-burning stove for coziness. However, you need to make sure you're starting the fire correctly to ...

If you have a wood stove or a fireplace for back-up heat, or as your main heat source, you’ve probably already thought to tune it up for winter. But cleaning your chimney and hearth and using ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

With winter well underway and inflationary pressures still high, you might be wondering: which is a cheaper way to heat your home — a wood burning stove or central heating? The U.S. Energy Information ...

FILE - Smoke coming from fireplaces and wood stoves has been linked to a host of health effects including heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure and asthma attacks. Nordica MacCarty is an ...