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Yeah gas liner is $5K - so even more $, and would require a gas line threaded between the floors (fireplace is on top floor as the house in on a hillside). No wood, the occasional duraflame log for entertainment/mood and some heat. From memory those logs are pretty gentle and controlled , nowhere near as hot as a real wood fire...
Thanks for confirming I'm not just a tightwad, that is where I was leaning towards - fix the grout on the hearth and add a new cap, stick to dureflame logs - the stuff out of the chimney would be pretty damn low key - I'm not doing burning man in my fireplace or smelting Katanas... I expected some "you're crazy - you will set your house on fire" but that really seemed overkill to me based on the looks! It's tricky because those guys have a very good bargaining position " would you risk burning your house?" to sell us the equivalemnt of the paint coating at the dealership !
He cleaned it, that's the kicker ! Looks very serviceable..
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