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Helpful maintenance tips, lifestyle and design ideas and general content for everyone. So take a seat, get cozy and enjoy! #AskNapoleon

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How To Start A Wood Fire

If you asked the average person how to start a wood fire in a stove, they would most likely say just throw the logs in with a match, and the deed is done. However, how to properly start a fire in a wood-burning stove or insert is an exacting science. Great fires start out slow and steady, winning the race and our hearts on chilly evenings, and frosty mornings. In this article, we will focus on wood-burning stoves and inserts, and the procedure that works best when lighting a roaring fire.

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Vented Fireplace

Double Sided Fireplace Insert

Vented Gas Fireplace Ideas

Ventless Fireplace Insert

Asymmetrical Fireplaces

Zero Clearance Fireplace

Fireplace Vent

Vent Free Gas Fireplace

Vented Gas Fireplace

How Direct Vent Fireplaces Work

Knowing the difference between a Direct Vent Fireplace and a Fireplace Insert is a pretty neat fact that you can wow your friends with. But, do you know how a Direct Vent Fireplace works? Well, we have a secret to tell you. Our Direct Vent Fireplaces are pretty magical, and you may already have one in your home and not even know it. They don’t need a chimney; they’re extremely versatile and very cost-effective. You can place a Direct Vent Fireplace virtually anywhere in your home.

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Classic Fireplace

Creative Imagination

Traditional Fireplace

How To Choose The Right Fireplace Design For Your Home

Whether it is used as a focal point or tucked thoughtfully in a corner, a fireplace can add ambiance and value to many spaces in the home. As a home designer for over 25 years, I have found that careful consideration must go into placing a fireplace into a design. Here are three things every home builder or designer must consider when choosing a fireplace for a design

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Large Gas Fireplace Insert

Gas Direct Vent Fireplace

Enviro Gas Fireplace

Regency City Series Gas Fireplace

Places That You Never Thought to Put a Fireplace

A fireplace is a classic amenity that has been desired and incorporated into home designs since the 1600s. Trends may come and go, designs change, but one thing is for sure, fireplaces aren’t going anywhere! Fireplaces were once more utilitarian and were often confined to only the living room. Thanks to today’s advances in electric and gas fireplace options, installation isn’t as strenuous or expensive as it once was. Here are six unique rooms where I like to add fireplaces in my home designs.

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Moving Hot Air: How to Heat Your House Using Your Fireplace

If you have a wood-burning or pellet-burning stove, fireplace or insert, you’ve probably tried to augment or even replace your home heating by using these fabulous appliances. It’s an exacting science, moving hot air from one space into all of the others, and there are several solutions to explore. Heating your house using your fireplace is pretty simple. Depending on what kind of house you have, these tips are pretty effective too.

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Dream Fireplace

Napoleon Fireplace

Fireplace Design Ideas

How to use the Fireplace Design Studio

Are you looking for fireplace design ideas that will light up your home this winter? Don’t worry, here at Napoleon we’ve got you covered! In this post, you will find out how you can build your dream fireplace using Napoleon’s Fireplace Design Studio (FDS), as well as some tips and tools you can use to inspire a new aesthetic heading into the cozy season.

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Why Your Gas Fireplace Keeps Going Out

You turn on your gas fireplace, the pilot light goes on, and normal flames appear, but within a few minutes the pilot light goes out and the flames disappear. Has this happened to you? If your gas fireplace keeps going out it can be frustrating. This likely means that you and your family can’t enjoy the warm ambiance that your fireplace brings to your home. If you’re not getting the most out of your gas fireplace, then it’s time to figure out what the issue is.

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Maintenance Routine

Direct Vent Gas Fireplace

How To Clean The Glass On Your Gas Fireplace

Like changing your furnace filters, visiting the dentist, and getting the seasonal tires changed, cleaning the glass on your gas fireplace is one of those things you need to do a couple of times per year. Find out how easy it is to clean the glass on your direct vent gas fireplace. Adding this little chore to your annual maintenance routine will ensure your fireplace will provide warmth, light, and memorable moments for years to come.

How To Start A Wood Fire

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Spring Cleaning For Your Wood Fireplace

It’s springtime and that means it’s time for spring cleaning. Often overlooked is your wood fireplace. But spring cleaning your wood-burning fireplace is not only easy but will give you the satisfaction of knowing that even the dirtiest place in your home is spotless.

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What To Do If You've Never Owned A Gas Fireplace

Congratulations on your new home. It has everything you ever hoped for, including a gas fireplace. If you’ve never owned one before, you must be wondering about it. Just remember these tips after you move in.

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Direct Vent Gas Stove

Fireplace Heat Management

Napoleon prides itself on innovative home comfort and enhancing the most memorable moments you can spend there. And now we’ve made it even easier for you and yours to enjoy the comfort and light of a gas fireplace. With our innovative heat management solutions, you can easily install your television, art, and electronics closer to your fireplace increasing design flexibility like no other fireplace brand.

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Installing A Fireplace

Wood Burning Fireplace

Electric Fireplace

Fireplaces vs. Fireplace Inserts | What's The Difference?

As part of the process when you begin thinking about getting a fireplace for your home is to decide what you need. Do you need a fireplace, or a fireplace insert? To choose, you need to know the difference between a fireplace and an insert in the first place. While there is confusion between the two units, this article should help to clear things up and better prepare you for purchasing a fireplace unit that meets your needs.

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Painting Your Fireplace Surround

When remodeling or furnishing your home, you want to choose the best quality paint products and pieces to enhance the beauty of the room you’re decorating. Through this post, we will explore how to transform your fireplace surround to match the personality of any room in your home. Fireplaces like any other home appliance need to be checked regularly and cleaned. If you’re looking to redecorate, painting your fireplace surround is a great way to completely change the look and feel of a room.

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Off Grid Survival

Garden Wood

Bushcraft Skills

Survival Skills Life Hacks

Emergency Preparation

Benefits and Uses of Wood Ash

Wood ash removal is a sooty job that no one relishes doing. One ill-timed sneeze and it’s everywhere. However, you can put that messy dust to good use in many areas around the home. Here’s where you’ll find ways on how the benefits and uses of wood ash will help you live a better life; and just think, you were going to throw it out.

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