When I moved into my South Bend home I figured the house fireplace would do the trick.
I thought there was something romantic about a wood burning fireplace.
I was very excited to chop wood, store it and have that smell around the house. Turns out the wood burns really fast and it takes a ton of wood to heat an entire home. It was constant work. All summer long I was working to create a huge stockpile in order to heat my home for the winter. It just wasn’t good enough. Indiana can get days of ice, cold, and below freezing temperatures. There also can be months of cold too. So the wood burning fireplace ended up being removed. It took up space and couldn’t get its job done. I hated cutting wood by the end of it too. I ended up contacting a South Bend HVAC dealer and asking about a gas fireplace. This was a much better solution. Getting gas was way easier. Any issues with the system I could call an Indiana heating repair dealer. It was quick, easy, and I had heating whenever I wanted it. The fireplace looked way more elegant than a wood burning one too. I had a gorgeous wood mantle and a marble front to it. I really like that I updated this. In South Bend you can’t really take a chance on heating. You have to have a game plan unless it gets super cold. Changing from a wood burning to a gas model was simple. Just call your local South Bend heating dealer and get it done.