Results: Firewood preferences (and other fireplace-related questions)
1.
1.
Do you have a fireplace in your home? Yes
36%
•
644 votes
No
64%
•
1168 votes
2.
2.
If you do have a fireplace, do you actually use it? Yes, frequently
11%
•
195 votes
Yes, occasionally
11%
•
204 votes
Yes, but not very often
8%
•
141 votes
No, never
11%
•
202 votes
Not applicable
59%
•
1070 votes
3.
3.
If you use your fireplace, what types of firewood do you burn? Ironwood
2%
•
33 votes
Rock elm
1%
•
20 votes
Hickory
3%
•
55 votes
Oak
7%
•
121 votes
Mesquite
1%
•
27 votes
Sugar maple
2%
•
33 votes
Beech
1%
•
25 votes
Yellow birch
1%
•
26 votes
Ash
2%
•
29 votes
Red elm
1%
•
15 votes
Red maple
2%
•
31 votes
Tamarack
1%
•
13 votes
Douglas fir
1%
•
22 votes
White birch
2%
•
31 votes
Manitoba maple
0%
•
5 votes
Red alder
1%
•
10 votes
Hemlock
0%
•
9 votes
Poplar
1%
•
23 votes
Pine
2%
•
45 votes
Basswood
1%
•
11 votes
Spruce
1%
•
17 votes
Balsam
1%
•
10 votes
Whatever I can find or have on hand
7%
•
131 votes
I have a gas fireplace that does not require firewood
11%
•
208 votes
Not applicable
66%
•
1198 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
33 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| duraflame | 0.09% | 2 |
| electric realistic looking fireplace that gives off great heat | 0.05% | 1 |
| Wood pellets | 0.05% | 1 |
| Cedar | 0.05% | 1 |
| presto logs | 0.05% | 1 |
| electric | 0.05% | 1 |
| Electricity | 0.05% | 1 |
| various other hardwoods | 0.05% | 1 |
| ceder | 0.05% | 1 |
| none | 0.05% | 1 |
| converted our masonry fireplace to a gas log one as we're getting too old to chop all that wood | 0.05% | 1 |
| Walnut tree | 0.05% | 1 |
| Coverted my fireplace to gas logs | 0.05% | 1 |
| any hardwood | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's a gas fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| fake fire logs that burn cleanly | 0.05% | 1 |
| composed and packaged | 0.05% | 1 |
| Pellet stove - holds heat better and is cheater | 0.05% | 1 |
| Duraflames | 0.05% | 1 |
| Jackpine, Trembling Aspen | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have an electric fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| varies | 0.05% | 1 |
| eviro logs | 0.05% | 1 |
| mine is eclietic | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not use fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| pecan | 0.05% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| no fireplace here | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
For what reasons do you use your fireplace? Atmosphere/ambiance
26%
•
472 votes
Warmth
33%
•
599 votes
To save on the costs of heating my home
24%
•
426 votes
Other (please specify)
39%
•
710 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| NA | 10.74% | 237 |
| n/a | 8.65% | 191 |
| 3.26% | 72 | |
| None | 1.09% | 24 |
| Don't have one | 0.91% | 20 |
| not applicable | 0.82% | 18 |
| dont have one | 0.68% | 15 |
| No fireplace | 0.50% | 11 |
| do not have one | 0.27% | 6 |
| do not use | 0.23% | 5 |
| don't use it | 0.18% | 4 |
| don't | 0.18% | 4 |
| Don't have a fireplace | 0.18% | 4 |
| do not have a fireplace | 0.18% | 4 |
| I don't have a fireplace | 0.18% | 4 |
| I don't have a fireplace. | 0.14% | 3 |
| dont have | 0.09% | 2 |
| do not have | 0.09% | 2 |
| Don't have a fireplace. | 0.09% | 2 |
| Do not have a fireplace. | 0.09% | 2 |
| don't own one | 0.09% | 2 |
| DONT HAVE A FIREPLACE | 0.09% | 2 |
| when the power goes off | 0.05% | 1 |
| r | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DON'T USE IT..HELLLOOOOOO!!!!!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| n a | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't have | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have one... | 0.05% | 1 |
| NOT APPLICABLE I DO NOT HAVE A FIREPLACE, I HAVE A WOOD STOVE | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont SURVEY MISTAKE | 0.05% | 1 |
| Needs to be re-chinked, so I don't use it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't have 1 | 0.05% | 1 |
| nil | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont use it landlord wont fix firebox or insert | 0.05% | 1 |
| Had a fireplace in our previous home waste of engery to use. | 0.05% | 1 |
| X | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't use it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont use | 0.05% | 1 |
| Missing an Not Applicable | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| NAa | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's gas and Idon't feel comfortable using gas in a fireplace. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't jhave a fireplace. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don`t have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not applica | 0.05% | 1 |
| N/A I have a wood burning stove that I use to heat my house and I burn whatever wood I can get for free | 0.05% | 1 |
| NA do not have | 0.05% | 1 |
| Have a wood stove use hard woods when electricity goes out | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not have one. | 0.05% | 1 |
| need n/a answer | 0.05% | 1 |
| to cook on | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont use it | 0.05% | 1 |
| looks | 0.05% | 1 |
| N\A | 0.05% | 1 |
| none or NA | 0.05% | 1 |
| not aapplicable-no fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| There's not an N/A option. | 0.05% | 1 |
| some areas no longer allow fireplaces | 0.05% | 1 |
| not using | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't own | 0.05% | 1 |
| Wishing I did have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| not | 0.05% | 1 |
| I choose not to use it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't have one. | 0.05% | 1 |
| keep the nieghbors house warm | 0.05% | 1 |
| not applicable! | 0.05% | 1 |
| . | 0.05% | 1 |
| ? | 0.05% | 1 |
| have a fake fireplace that crackles and has phony flames and can also be a room heater | 0.05% | 1 |
| have wood furnace, no fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| donthave one | 0.05% | 1 |
| N/A Do not have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| wish we had one...but we don't, so don't use one | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don,t Own One. | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a!!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| \\ | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0 | 0.05% | 1 |
| T | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't use it! | 0.05% | 1 |
| No fireplace. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't use it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| We don't use it because of safety issues and because it causes a mess. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't use it | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont have one but would like to | 0.05% | 1 |
| null | 0.05% | 1 |
| I do not have a fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't use | 0.05% | 1 |
| N'A | 0.05% | 1 |
| don`t have | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not own. Have a gas stove | 0.05% | 1 |
| not applicable, it's very rare for a house in Florida to have a fireplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| N/ap | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not use it | 0.05% | 1 |
| DO NOT HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| to save energy | 0.05% | 1 |
| nope | 0.05% | 1 |
| do'nt have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| do no use | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
Do you feel that using your fireplace actually reduces your heating bills during the cold months? Yes
17%
•
303 votes
No
15%
•
268 votes
I'm unsure
12%
•
225 votes
Not applicable
56%
•
1016 votes
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