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Decorate
s with fire

THERE’S A funny thing about
fireplaces.

As one of the tap three most
popular features people want in
the home, these functional and
decorative showpieces, with
potentially the highest return on
investment, are hardly ever used.

Fireplaces, without their burn-
ing logs, primarily served an
aesthetic purpose in the 1970s
when the consumer turned to
alternate methods for heating ef-
ficiency.

Now, consumers are entering
the 1990s with a realization that
the hearth can be both decorative
and heat efficient as attention
turns to the use of thermal mass
stone fireplaces.

A fairly old concept which is
relatively new to homeowners is
radiant thermal mass heating.

A heavy stone fireplace absorbs
most of the heat produced by each
fire and then releases the heat
gradually and consistently into the
room.

High combustion fires, one to
three hours in length, provide a
great show of flames while heating
the stones. Several varieties of
fireplaces channel the hot exhaust,
produced by the flames,
throughout the thermal mass:
Russian fireplaces; Kachetofen tile
heaters from Central Europe;
Grundofen fireplaces, also from
Central Europe; and the Finnish
Contrafiow.

Contraflow is a process that
allows flames and hot exhaust to
rise upward and then draw
downward to floor level along the
entire height of the fireplace as
cooler exhaust exits out of the
fireplace and into the chimney.

This allows the heat to be ab-
sorbed by the stone through the
entire channel.

Unlike the constant refueling
required by a wood stove, a ther-
mal mass stone fireplace needs on-
fv wwo fires a day to produce heat
for up to 24 hours.

The fireplace heats very effi-
ciently because the wood burns
rapidly and cieanly, resulting in
jow emissions and virtually no
creosote build-up,

Several companies are now
manufacturing radiant thermal
mass Fireplaces.

Stone has been used throughout
evolution as an important compo-
nent to a warm, lasting fire. Plac-
ed at the base of a fire, stones
provide excellent ventilation and
heat absorption, and radiate heat
fong after flames have died down.

Brick, tile and stone have been
the most common materials used
for thermal mass fireplaces, as
well as for openfaced fireplace
construction.

In Scandanavia, Europe and
North America, where soapstone
was historically available, people
recognized soapstone for its heat
retaining properties, and used the
material for bed warmers and
wriddies — and as a refractory
medium for use in furnaces and
ovens.

Soapstone is becoming itereas-
ingly popular in the construction
of high quality thermal mass stone
fireplaces for the same reasons, in
addition to its abilty to withstand
high temperatures, its workability
and its consistent, comfortable
release of heat.

For aesthetig appeal, thermal
Muss soapstone fireplaces are
available ina wide variety of
designs, unigue adtural stone
grain and neutral soft grey hues
that compiement any color scheme
of decorating style.