25.11.2014 – Consider converting your gas fireplace to wood. Here’s how to do it . Are you ready to heat things up in your home by installing a fireplace? Converting a fireplace from one use to another always requires an inspection of the chimney as . Prefab gas fireplaces are not designed for wood-burning fires. Step 1. Inspect the chimney both from the inside of the house and from the roof. Many gas fireplaces in older homes were once designed to burn wood, but later . Even if your fireplace can handle conversion to wood, the chimney and flue . We weigh the pros and cons of converting your wood fireplace to a gas fireplace. . A [wood] fire can take a lot longer, and it takes warm air out of your house. 17.03.2010 – You may have a gas starter in a wood-burning fireplace. In one older home that had a wood burning fireplace, I converted it to gas burning . HOWEVER, if your fireplace is a prefabricated metal fireplace designed only to burn gas, then converting it to wood is EXTREMELY . The Heat is On By Laurie Freehafer/[email protected] The very idea of retrofitting (some might say adulterating) a romantic wood-burning fireplace to gas can feel . 27.12.2012 – By Laurie Freehafer/[email protected] The very idea of retrofitting (some might say adulterating) a romantic wood-burning fireplace to gas can feel . Many gas fireplaces in older homes were once designed to burn wood, but later converted by adding a gas line. In either case, a fireplace installer can .
