Quote: Wishing I would love to have a fireplace insert like yours. Hubby has talked about it these past couple years but it hasn't happened yet. Heating this house gets more expensive every year.
When we moved in to this house I had a new born and a 3 yr old. There was a huge free standing wood stove that was way to big and hot for the room and definitely not kid friendly. Hubs put the insert in and cut the metal back piece to cover the gap in the fireplace opening. I feel more secure with the fire. We didn't have gas growing up and I still don't trust it. When we lived in Pacifica (south of San Francisco) there was a massive gas explosion down the road that burnt up a whole neighborhood and killed people. We have gas in this house, but I'm a little paranoid.