With the price of oil hovering around $90 a barrel, heating a home in the frigid months can daunt even the hardiest of Vermonters. Enter William Davenport, a 33-year-old mason who builds ...

One of the big decisions we had to make when we were planning our new off grid home was what kind of heat we were going to have? We pretty much eliminated anything that would require electricity such ...

SUMMIT COUNTY ” The Town of Silverthorne this week approved the use of masonry heaters in homes but has not yet approved the use of pellet stoves ” a wood-burning device that may be even more ...

Chilled and wet, they found comfort in the building’s masonry heater, drying their clothes on it and curling up against it to read. Warm as toast: Heavenly Heat Masonry Heaters is Australia’s sole ...

Maine Wood Heat, makers of artisanal wood-fired ovens, mobile wood-fired ovens, pizza ovens and masonry heaters was founded in 1976 and is owned by Albie & Cheryl Barden and their son Scott. For more ...

Upstate New York is known for brutal winters, but sometimes beauty and creativity can be born from harsh conditions. That’s the case in snowy Buffalo, where a new café prompts us to rethink how we ...

Q–We have a fireplace in our home that we never use. The reason why is it is a wood-burning fireplace and it’s a pain to deal with. My husband wants us to look into something called a masonry ...

A café in upstate New York has an innovative means of keeping its customers cozy. It features a masonry heater with a flue that runs horizontally and doubles as a bench. The building can apparently be ...