The Finnish sauna is credited with tremendous health benefits such as reducing the release of stress hormones, lowering blood pressure and curing insomnia just to name a few. It is an understatement to say that the sauna in Finland is at the hub of their culture. For...
The traditional Finnish sauna has evolved from an essential tool to personal hygiene and relaxation to a luxury item and a spa treatment. In Finland a sauna is common place, with over 2 million saunas for a population of 5.4 million inhabitants. That’s an average one...
Saunas are becoming more popular with homeowners as a luxury add-on every year. Nothing else is able to chase away a winter chill and provide amazing health benefits quite the same way. Despite their popularity, many people do not know of the sauna’s health benefits,...
When selecting a stove to heat a room or a larger portion of your home, the type of fuel you burn is one of the major characteristics you’ll be considering. Today, the three most popular types of fuel include wood, gas and pellets. Each type offers benefits as well as...
Chances are, homeowners interested in updating a heating appliance already have some fireplace design ideas. There are a lot of options out there and knowing the style you like, or the design you hope to achieve, can go a long way toward streamlining the process of...
When you install a new stove or a new fireplace, you may have to update your chimney ventilation system. You may need to build an entirely new chimney, you may need to streamline your venting, or you could use the opportunity to improve an inefficient ventilation...
It might be time to update that aging fireplace, Sudbury, and give your wallet a break. Old wood burning appliances can be very energy inefficient, wasting your fuel and money. But before you head out to the showroom, think about what exactly you want to invest in....
The effectiveness of wood heating is impacted by a host of factors. Quality of fireplace or stove and quality of fuel are both important to consider when working to reduce your energy expenditures during the arduous winter months. REDUCE COSTS LONG TERM BY INVESTING...
Clean burning wood stoves- Sudbury’s popular form of supplementary wood heating, are now more than ever, a great choice to meet the needs of environmentally conscious home owners. According to the most recent information available from the Ontario Centre for Climate...
It is very common for customers to ask “should I repair or replace my stove” when they visit our Sudbury storefront. The answer – as it usually is- is that it depends on a number of factors. WHAT’S THE LIFESPAN OF A STOVE? The length of time a stove can last varies...