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The most important consideration is to ensure yourfireplace insert is professionally installed. ... However, many fireplace inserts are being created with new 'Safe Touch' technologies that keep the glass surfaces of your insert at an extraordinarily low temperatures. Are fireplace inserts more efficient? to work properly, an insert needs a proper chimney liner. A fireplace insert is like a wood stove that has been modified by its manufacturer to fit within the firebox of a masonry fireplace. Inserts are used to convert masonry fireplaces, which are inefficient and polluting, into effective heating systems. Fireplace Inserts: The Cure for Cold Fireplaces But to work properly, an insert needs a proper chimney liner A fireplace insert is like a wood stove that has been...

 Watch how this fireplace was built from scratch: Credit: Southern Engineering More information about fireplace construction. Tom Kasper probably has built more than 2,000 fireplaces during the 25 years he has been a mason for Fragassi & Son Inc., Wheaton, Illinois. Kasper knows fireplaces inside and out and all the tricks to building them. The steps presented are not textbook rules or theoretical techniques for building a one-story fireplace. This is simply the way one mason built one fireplace. The completed fireplace is part of a stone fireplace wall. Flush with the wall, the fireplace has a raised hearth that projects...

There are wide-ranging benefits to using a high-quality gas grill to prepare meals and appetizers that allow home chefs to steer clear of many of the saturated fats that lower the health benefits of otherwise excellent nutritional resources. Fortunately, these five tricks can help you turn the fun-loving cookouts on the backyard barbeque into deliciously health-conscious meals for the entire family. Tip 1. Eating lean protein-rich foods help your body build muscle mass and actually lose weight. Being fit and strong are co-benefits to grilling lean proteins and these are breakdowns on which are the leanest. Tip 2. Spice it...