I love the look and feel of a real fire, but installing a wood-burning stove or fireplace requires a complete chimney system ...

The average chimney cleaning cost is $220. Chimney cleaning costs range from $105 to $330. Chimney cleaning keeps the fireplace or stove drafting properly, plus it's vital for safety since chimney ...

A lot of homeowners are thinking about installing pellet stoves to stay warm this winter, and for good reason: They burn cleanly, produce tons of heat, and require little maintenance. And people who ...

Pellet stoves are a great way to save energy and money, but they must be maintained properly. Unlike a wood stove, pellet stoves are operated electrically and have circuits and moving parts. Ron ...

“Obviously, we recommend for your chimneys and pellet stoves that you have a certified chimney sweep come out and clean that out for them,” Vanatta said. “We can’t do that for them. We can test for ...

As the cold weather approaches, it’s only natural to think of all the different ways to heat your home. One environmentally friendly way to heat small to medium-sized spaces is a pellet stove. This is ...

Pellet stoves run from about $1,800 to $3,800, with the wood stoves about $1,300 to $3,000. Even though oil prices have declined recently, the fuel still costs significantly more than previous years.

FITCHBURG — Fire damaged a house at 1265 Ashburnham Hill Road, on the outskirts of the city, shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. No one was hurt in the two-alarm fire, which caused an estimated $50,000 ...