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FIreplace •adds beauty, warmth
What's a relatively easy
Iglnedeling project that can,
add: charm and comfort to
* your home and increase/its
value at the same time?
The answer: adding a fire-
place.
A recent home -builders'
poll rated fireplaces among
the top four features home
buyers insist on, so . a fire-
place makes a good, invest-
ment in your home's resale
value, while making it a
cozier place to live right
now.
tf this winter caught you
longing for a crackling
blaze,. plan now to add your
fireplace 'during the warm
months ahead. Ease, of in-
stallation makes it possible
to add a factory -built fire-
place, to: virtually any room
in the house -- the living
room, the family room, the
bedroom, even the kitehen.
In fact, there's a trend
toward two and even three
fireplaces throughout the
house, wherever people
gather.
Installing, a, fireplace is
easier than you think, with
one of the many factory.
built fireplaces available to-
day. Because they come
ready -to -install, factory -
built fireplaces spare you the
cost and inconvenience: of
extensive remodeling needed
to add 'a conventional
masonry unif— not to men,
tion the fact that skilled
masons are hard o find in
many Parts of the country,
And,. factory -engineered
units offer greater assurance
ofquality, since the -per-
,
formance of a masonry fire-
place depends on the. talents
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"Zero,clearance is the stoves or parlot types. Many,
key phrase in understand- stoves do double duty as
ing the, advantages of a cooking apPliances, and
built-in, factory -built fire- some have tempered glass
• place: Over., conventional doors so you can watch the
masonry. units, Zero -clear- flames, Others can be used
ance means that the fire- with the firebox doors open
place may be safely in- for a fireplace effect, Ir
stalled on or against exist- maximum heating Vflue,
ing walls and floors. — no Many manufacturers recom-
need to, knock out walls, do mend stoves that are, air -
extensive remodeling or tight, which means no leaks
build a special foundation. or cracks around doors
Safety is another point in What type and size fire -
favor of factory construe_ Place or stove should you
choose? That depends on ;
tion. Check for the U1' many factor's: the size of the!
or other safety -approved room you want to heat, the
label when you buy. location of the appliance,
Looking for the old- your heating needs and how
fashioned warmth of a you want the room to look.
wood -burning stove? These Discuss all these points with
trusty wood heaters are an experienced, reputable
widely available and coMe in; dealer to make the best
a variety of styles; tradi- choice.
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