There are not many pros on this site anymore.

Post your fireplace question at www.Hearth.com.

Good luck.

Thanks garyg, I'm over there on a regular basis. Very helpful site!

Hearth.com is more for the person that's really "into" the burning. I go over there on a regular basis. This site is NOT that way. So if you don't like it here, don't come back, that's all. The site will not close down if you're not here.

When you visit someone's else's house it's not polite to criticize the way they do things.