Recently we had our wood burning fireplaces converted to gas on the main level. Until this point we used alcohol burning canisters in them on very rare occasions. The fireplaces include the living room, library and master bedroom. Lynn's uncle Eddie Geier was gracious enough to do the work for us. He is a newly retired pipe fitter from Belden. He is not only very knowledgeable but also very in tune with the historic nature of our home. He was perfect for the job. I've attached a rather comical sketch he later delivered to us. Ella (age 4) and Zack (age 2) really enjoyed his occasional visits. I think Eddie really enjoyed coming over also. He and the kids got some bonding time in that they would not have otherwise. I'd say Eddie had to make around 10 visits to complete the work. As expected, he did an incredible job. All of the gas lines are ran immaculately and in a way as to not disturb the integrity of the architecture.
We're very excited to put all three of the ventless gas fireplaces to use this winter. Who knows, maybe we can enlist Eddie's help one day to do the fireplaces upstairs too :)
