Masonry heater core and wall. Today I’ll be discussing construction styles, not channel layouts or firebox designs, but here I will give a brief overview of some ways that masonry stove durability has ...

In the past two weeks I’ve written about wood stoves and pellet heating. This week I’ll focus on another way to burn wood cleanly and efficiently: using a masonry heater. A masonry heater, also called ...

SILVERTHORNE ” The Town of Silverthorne may allow masonry-fireplace installations in homes, despite worries over emissions caused by wood-burning devices. Due to air-quality concerns in the 1980s and ...