Fireplaces are consistently rated as one of the top amenities desired by home owners. In fact, fireplaces have one of the highest investment returns of any addition to your home. Our fireplace section provides advice from experts, taking you through the do's and don't's of installing and maintaining fireplaces and woodstoves.
Wood Pellet Stoves: Tips and Tricks
Wood pellet stoves are stoves that burn compressed wood for heating residential spaces. Wood pellets... read more
Heating Wood Stoves
Heating wood stoves provide an alternative to fireplaces and other heating options. Similar in design... read more
Integrated Wood Energy Systems for Sustainable Housing
This paper discusses environmentally sustainable housing principles and illustrates their application with three built projects... read more
Marble Countertops
Marble countertops are made from highly polished hard crystalline rock. Marble is a metamorphic rock... read more
Cleaning Granite Countertops
Cleaning granite countertops can be done quickly and affordably. The most important thing to do... read more
Check Your 3 Credit Scores to Raise Your Score
There are a lot of numbers that are important in life, but none quite as... read more