As winter continues to roar, picturesque dreams of chestnuts roasting on an open fire may dance in your head. And you’re not the only one coveting cozy nights cast under a warm glow. According, to the National Home Builder’s Association, 77 percent of home-buyers list a fireplace as a “most-wanted” amenity.
Unfortunately, in addition to a cozy ambience, fireplaces also elicit concern about safety-hazards, air pollution, inefficient heating properties, and laborious maintenance needs. Not quite the makings of a festive Nat King Cole song.
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