john wrote:
Sorry guys, Another question I forgot to mention. My dad tells me a
Wood Stove is more efficent and heats up the house better then a built
in Fireplace. But he may be saying this to persuade me from getting a
Fireplace because it would be alot of masonary work for my place.

Is it true or no? I would think the Fireplace would heat it up better
since their usually bigger.

Dad's right...fireplaces are far less thermally efficient than wood
stoves--in fact, unless they contain an insert or other specific
designs, they may well be a net loss rather than input...

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