A gas fireplace insert and installation can cost between $3,000 and $5,000. The prediction is we will see fewer and fewer fireplaces that burn wood.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District regulators are asking people not to burn wood during the Thanksgiving holiday to help reduce air pollution and protect public health. The air district made ...

The ban does not apply to gas or electric heating devices such as fire logs or fireplace inserts that have become increasingly common as the popularity of wood has waned. The new seller disclosure ...

Bay Area air quality regulators are looking to phase out the traditional fireplace and forcing homeowners to swap out their wood-burning devices before selling or renting.

Umbra on fireplace inserts Dear Umbra, Our fireplace is terribly drafty when we’re not using it, and not very functional when we do. Despite the cheery blaze, most of the heat seems to go up the ...

Things To Do Bay Area fireplace rebate applications to start Friday The fireplace greets diners at Nick’s Cove Restaurant and Oyster Bar in Marshall, Calif., on Monday, April 27, 2015.

The main floor features tile floor in the entryway which leads to the main living room with a woodburning fireplace, wood floors and a bay window. Off the living room, there is a dining room with ...

In the world of health professionals, wood fires have taken on much the same stigma as cigarettes. If regulators allow wood at all, they tend to require new, cleaner wood-burning fireplace inserts.