Many people are looking for greener alternatives for their home heating. With electrical costs soaring, many are finding their answer in a soapstone stove. Using a soapstone fireplace or stove reduces airborne pollution in your home, and saves on heating costs. Plus the beauty of soapstone fireplaces enhances the interior design of any home.
Soapstone stove heats by radiation. This means that the large surfaces of your rooms will absorb the heat produced by your stove, and thus will heat the air in the room as well. Heat that radiates from a soapstone stove can even pass through walls to heat nearby rooms as well as the room that houses the stove or soapstone fireplace.
Soapstone fireplaces and stoves also are environmentally friendly. If you have allergies, you know that indoor air quality is a huge factor in feeling well and not having a sniffly nose or runny eyes. A soapstone fireplace burns its fuel completely. This means that there is very little smoke produced, leaving your indoor air clean to breathe. It also means that very little ash or soot is produced, making cleaning of the soapstone fireplace very easy and not messy, as is the case with a traditional fireplace.
Another money-saving aspect of soapstone fireplaces is their heat absorption. The stove or fireplace will absorb heat from the fuel quickly, but then it releases that heat absorbed slowly over time. This means that you will gain a heat benefit from the stove or fireplace for many hours after the fuel has burned, with no need to refuel the fire.
With all of these attractive benefits, the icing on the case with a soapstone stove or fireplace is the beauty of the stone itself. Some of the most beautiful stone in the world originates in Brazil, and the stone features veining not unlike marble.
You can select different colors of stone to complement or contrast with your home's interior decor. Generally speaking, when this rock is oiled the base color of the stone becomes darker in color and the veining is often emphasized because of the contrast in shades. You might select a soapstone fireplace with a dark green base with emerald veining, or a light grey base stone that features darker charcoal-colored veining. These are just a few of the wealth of different stone looks available for your new stove or fireplace.
Anne has worked on many home improvement projects with soapstone fireplaces. Her specialties are redesigning ordinary kitchens into the extraordinary using a soapstone stove or a soapstone fireplace.
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