05 February 2026

Best Firewood for Your Fireplace: A Complete Guide

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Best Firewood for Your Fireplace: A Complete Guide

Nothing beats the warmth and ambiance of a crackling fireplace on a cold evening. But choosing the wrong firewood can leave you with a smoky, inefficient fire that produces little heat and creates safety hazards. The best firewood for fireplaces depends on understanding wood types, moisture content, and proper storage techniques.

This comprehensive firewood guide will help you select the right fuel for your fireplace, ensuring maximum heat output, safety, and enjoyment throughout the heating season.

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29 January 2026

Why High-Efficiency Gas Fireplaces Are a Smart Choice for Your Home

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Why High-Efficiency Gas Fireplaces Are a Smart Choice for Your Home    A Rising Trend in Home Heating   

If you’ve been looking for a new way to heat your home, high-efficiency gas fireplaces are worth considering. 

How efficient we are with energy is becoming one of the top priorities around the country, and fireplaces that combine warmth, functionality, and are eco-conscious are now very desirable. 

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21 January 2025

Wood Burning Stoves vs Multi-Fuel Stoves: Which Is Right for You?

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Wood Burning Stoves vs Multi-Fuel Stoves: Which Is Right for You?

When choosing the correct stove for your home very often it can come down to two types of stoves: wood-burning stoves and multi-fuel stoves. Both of them provide warmth and a charming aesthetic to your home but differ in many different ways from their fuel options to efficiency, environmental impact, maintenance and costs. To help you with these differences and decide which stove would be best for you, here is a run-through of each of the differences and what that would mean for you:

Fuel Options and Flexibility

The main difference between these types of stoves is of course the fuel that they use and their fuel capabilities:

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20 January 2025

A Guide to Multi-Fuel Stoves and How They Work

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Your All-in-One Guide to Multi-Fuel Stoves  Introduction

With energy efficiency and versatility becoming some of the most important qualities when it comes to home heating, multi-fuel stoves are standing out as one of the best alternatives to traditional single-fuel options like wood-burning stoves, which embody these two qualities. A multi-fuel stove is simply a heating device designed to burn various types of fuel like wood, coal or eco-friendly biomass pellets. The flexibility this provides homeowners allows them to change up their fuel types depending on the current costs of the fuel, the availability of it and the environmental impact. This is just one of the many benefits these provide and this guide will go over more of these benefits as well as a deep dive into how they work and how they might be the correct choice for your home.

How Does a Multi-Fuel Stove Work?

The mechanics behind a multi-fuel stove are simple but incredibly effective. They contain a few essential components that allow these stoves to switch between the different fuel types to maximise their efficiency and heat output.

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07 April 2022

How to Use a Bio Ethanol Fireplace

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One of the most recent additions to the eco-conscious UK home heating market is the bio ethanol fireplace. Bio ethanol fireplaces use fuel made from sugar beets and other cereal crops to create an effective method of heating that is less environmentally damaging than fossil fuels. In this guide we aim to show you how to use a bio ethanol fireplace in a safe manner from filling up to putting out.

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31 March 2022

Installing a Wood Burning Stove in An Existing Fireplace

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Today’s householders are a demanding group. They all want a home heating solution that heats economically without sacrificing heat output. It has to look great too. Is that really a tall order? It might not be, given the options available nowadays. In fact, many of today’s householders want a modern solution that keeps tradition in view. With this in mind, installing a wood burning stove in an existing fireplace is the perfect solution.

Inserting a stove into an existing fireplace provides a modern solution to warmth in a traditional setting. Given the fact that open fireplaces were so popular in British homes for decades, this is the perfect way to adhere to traditional home design while benefiting from the most innovative stove technology.

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22 March 2022

How to Clean Wood Burner Glass: Keep your Stove Glowing

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A wood burner creates a beautiful atmosphere by providing a sense of warmth and comfort. While it requires very little maintenance, there are some things you should do to keep your wood burner functioning at its best. Cleaning will not only make it work more efficiently, but it will also help make it remain the centrepiece of your room. Before we dive in to learning how to clean wood burner glass, let’s get the fundamentals in place.

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25 October 2021

What Are Bioethanol Fuel Fires?

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If you are looking for a cleaner, safer and more eco-friendly alternative to wood fires, then bioethanol fuel fires are a great option. Ethanol fires achieve the same amount of heat as regular wood fires but without the smoke, soot and ash that wood produces. Also, they do not require a chimney allowing you to use them anywhere in your home. So, what are bio ethanol fires and how do they work? What are the benefits of bioethanol, and is it a better option than gas or wood? Let us look at these questions in more detail below.

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20 September 2021

Real Flame Gas Fires: The Benefits

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There are several benefits to owning real flame gas fires, but will they add more value to your home compared to other stove and fireplace options? How much would you expect to pay and how effective are they at heating your home? Here are some gas fire benefits you should consider.

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06 September 2021

Update Your Home With a Contemporary Electric Fire

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If you are looking for an efficient, low cost and overall effective choice for heating your home, then contemporary electric fires are a great option. Modern electric fires can be easy to install and maintain and will last for a long time. Here are some of the main benefits that come with contemporary electric fires.

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