GUSN-245500
202 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Fireplaces Design and construction.
Stoves, Wood Design and construction.
Gitlin, Jane.
Your Fire Place -- Ritual and Culture -- Taming Fire -- Keeping the Home Fires Burning -- What's Your Fire Place? -- A Hearth for Every Room -- Fireplaces -- What Sort of Fireplace for Your Home? -- Masonry Fireplaces -- Prefabricated Fireplaces -- Where Does Your Fireplace Belong? -- Chimney Basics -- Chimney Style -- Mantelpiece Style: The Mantel, Surround, and Hearth -- Fireplace Style -- Choosing Materials -- Mantelpiece Design -- Stoves -- What to Consider -- How a Stove Works -- Finding the Right Stove for Your Space -- Retrofitting a Fireplace for a Woodstove -- Stove Style -- Masonry Heaters -- Heating Your Home with Wood -- Alternatives to Wood -- Fuel Options -- Gas-Burning Appliances -- Pellet Stoves -- Corn Stoves -- Electric Fireplaces -- Emerging Technologies -- Outdoor Fire Places -- The Fire Outside -- Outdoor Fireplaces -- Fire Pits -- Campfires.
Newtown, CT : Taunton Press
202 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Complimentary copy, November 17, 2006. [LA2006.0090]
1561588350
9781561588350
Stacks TH7425.G58 2006
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