What's the main source of heat in your home? [I Ask]
I so wish I had a fireplace, but that's kind of too late.
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SomeMichGuy · M
Forced-air heat w/gas-fired furnace.
Radiant heat is much more even and it is not expensive. (True radiant heat, not hydronic, but hydronic is ok, too.)
You can use a wood-burning (or pellet-burning) stove if you really want a fireplace-like heat and the fireplace experience, even if you have no chimney; code makes it better to have it either on the topmost floor or against an outer wall for safe removal of exhaust gases/smoke/soot particles. Search for, e.g., Vermont Castings.
Radiant heat is much more even and it is not expensive. (True radiant heat, not hydronic, but hydronic is ok, too.)
You can use a wood-burning (or pellet-burning) stove if you really want a fireplace-like heat and the fireplace experience, even if you have no chimney; code makes it better to have it either on the topmost floor or against an outer wall for safe removal of exhaust gases/smoke/soot particles. Search for, e.g., Vermont Castings.