If you burn wood for heat, it’s important to use properly dried and seasoned wood to get the best efficiency from your fireplace. This is not just important for helping you burn less wood for more heat, it is also key to keeping creosote buildup in your chimney low. Keeping your firewood dry and ready to burn is all in how you store it. Your wood should have a moisture content of 20% or less.
Your fireplace should be safe, warm, and saving you money. If your fireplace is old and outdated, 2020 is the perfect time to replace it. In May, stronger EPA standards for wood burning heaters go into effect. These new standards mean that any wood stove you buy now will be more efficient than ever. Not only that, but modern, efficient stoves are eligible for a tax credit!
There are a few things that we associate with the lifestyle and beauty of Colorado—fresh powder, golden aspen leaves, monsoon season, and cozying up around a crackling fire. What is better than a warm fire on a cold night? A real wood fire is sensational: the flickering of the light, the smell of the logs, the crackling and popping sounds. For this reason, many homes in our communities were built with wood burning fireplaces as an amenity.
