Product Description

Burning wood for heat can benefit your household in many ways, especially if you live outside the city. When petroleum and natural gas prices climb, the economic benefit of woodburning is clear. Ass to that independence for outside forces, and heating with wood can bring you genuine stress relief. If the electricity goes off, you stay warm. And you have that feeling of security as you look out the window at a neatly stacked pile of firewood, your “savings account,” ready for a cold winter’s night.

Dirk Thomas, experienced woodburner and chimney weep, is the perfect guide to the ins and outs of the many ways available to burn wood for heat. He discusses the fuel value of various woods, how to buy firewood and get the most heat from it, the environmental impact of woodburning and a variety of chimney and flue arrangements. Throughout, the emphasis is on woodburing safely. Even knowledgeable woodburners will gain from his detailed descriptions of wood burning installations, which are based on the latest codes and recommendations from the U.S. and Canada.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #834599 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 133 pages

--Diane Conners, ForeWord Magazine, January 2001
"Thomas gives clear instructions on different techniques to burn wood safely, efficiently, and comfortably."

From the foreword by Castle Freeman, Contributing Editor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac
“You will be helped by this book to burn wood economically, efficiently and –most important-safely.”

Russell S. Reay, State Land Forester, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
“..a thoroughly enjoyable read. Dirk Thomas has tackled the technical and psychological aspects of wood heat with a writer’s flair."