you can use charcoal, matches with tinder, oil and matches, FLAMETHROWER, NUKE... okay the last 3 werent serious, never use oil and matches, FLAMETHROWER, or a NUKE. but lighter fluid works well with a match or a lighter. if you know a boy scout they are bound to know some good tricks. have fun with your fire :P just kidding take caution fire can be very dangerous.
Basically, just like you would start a campfire. First start by wadding newspaper in small loose wads, filling about a 12" diameter area. Then place small dry twigs around the newspaper mound making sure that they have space in between them so that air can freely pass through. when they have caught use slightly bigger peice's and so on till you have the bigger peice's burning.
NEVER USE A FIREPLACE WITHOUT CLEANING THE CHIMNEY FIRST! creosote builds up and catches fire often starting the house on fire.
To start a camp fire you need to start with some dry kindling and some dry wood and something to start the kindling on fire. Place the kindling in the center of the fire pit and place the smallest pieces of wood around it forming a teepee type structure around it. Light the kindling and watch to make sure it starts the wood on fire. You may need to add more kindling if it doesn't start right away.
To light a fireplace fire one first needs to get some material to light, for example wood or coal, ensuring that it is dry. One will then need to get firelighters to start the fire which one would then start with a match.
Put the log in the fireplace, then tear a few pages out of the paperback book and put them in. Jump on the bellows next to the fireplace to fan the fire.
It's called a fireplace bellow I believe.
no. you must have a flue that properly vents to the outside. you will burn your house down if you try to start a wood fire in a vent free fireplace.
Yes. Fireplace = Fire + Place and means the place where the fire is.
Information about fireplace safety can be found on various websites. The most reliable of these will be those provided by the various Fire Services because they know what they are talking about
Left. Remeber lefty loosey, righty tighty.
The biggest benefit of an electrical fireplace is the lowered risk of a fire. A traditional fireplace has a real flame, whereas an electrical fireplace does not. An electrical fireplace does not require firewood, can be moved easily, and does not require a chimney.
with its roaring fire
A fire pit ball used for a fireplace.
A fireplace bellows is a great fireplace accessory that helps pump oxygen to your fire to fuel the flames. Air moves through the bellows as you open and close it and flows through a nozzle. If you point the bellows at the base of your fire, it can help increase the heat of the fire and the size of the flame. It's a common fireplace tool found around the hearth. Check out some examples of fireplace accessories below.
The advantages of having a cast iron fireplace is that you can make a fire, without having to worry about starting a fire. Another advantage of having a cast iron fireplace grate is that they are much saver than normal fireplace grates.