When it is cold outside, there are few things that are nicer than sitting in front of a fire. While some homes have wood-burning stoves for heating their whole home, it is a lot more common for homeowners to use them for a single room or even just for the atmosphere.
Wood-burning stoves aren’t the most efficient heaters available, but if you have a cheap, plentiful source of wood, that shouldn’t be a problem. You might even enjoy the exercise you get from cutting wood.
You should be careful to make sure that the exhaust from your wood-burning stove is vented to the outside since it could be very dangerous if you were to have carbon monoxide entering your home. You should also be aware that some types of wood shouldn’t be burned. Pressure-treated wood, for example, will release harmful gasses when burnt, and the same is true of painted wood.