The market rules and the market at the moment says I have way too much gas product on the floor! Wood is king right now and I am maxed out on how many wood stoves and inserts I am displaying on the floor. Trucks are rolling in here every day and I need to get the new merchandise out for you to see. How can I do it?

I either have to put the gas products in the warehouse to make room or I need to sell it and get it out of here. You know I worked hard to get it in here this summer so I would certainly prefer to sell it rather than work doubly hard to get it out. Let’s make a deal and put a fine gas stove or fireplace in your home today.

Below are a few photos from around the showroom of various gas products I would like to sell rather than move to the warehouse (which has dozens of gas units already).

My apologies for the graniness. Too much winter stress and I’m not smart enough to figure out the image stabilizer on my camera. CLICK IMAGES FOR LARGER VERSION

In the first photo we have a Waterford emerald DV, a Lexington Forge DV, a HearthStone Sterling DV, a Vermont Castings Stardance VF, a HearthStone Tribute DV and almost out of view, a HearthStone Santa Fe DV.

In the second photo is a Regency BV for you contemporary design lovers. Very nice stove and burn.

In the third photo; A lovely red Vermont Castings Radiance DV, a Jotul GF600 DV, a Jotul GF300BV, a Jotul GF100 DV in Ivory, a Jotul GF200 DV, a Jotul GF200 DV, a Jotul GF400 BV in ivory and almost outta sight is a Jotul GF300 DV.

In the 4th photo is a very nice Monessen 32 inch vent free fireplace with a honey oak cabinet. You can just set this up, connect gas and be DONE. This setup is usually a little over $2,000 but Its been on the floor a while, brand new but time to go. First $950 will take this one. I think it will need a small piece of filler oak on the bottom but I’ll look around and see if I can find it.

the 5th is just a closer look at that elegant Jotul ivory enamel. Aint it purdy?

The 6th photo is the shop troll. If you buy all the gas stoves on the floor you get him for free to come bring it all to your house.

Any questions? Give me a call at 828-367-0031 or email Jack@stovemart.com

If you’re a fireplace lover you probably have a secret place where you dump your fireplace ashes when you clean out the fireplace.

Since a cord of firewood produces about 50 pounds of ash, it can add up rather quickly.

Since ashe came from trees, it is carbon neutral to the environment so why not use this free by-product of keeping warm to eliminate some of the other things that may not be so environmentally friendly? Here is a list of uses for fireplace ash;

1. When it snows, keep a box in the trunk of the car. Fireplace ask is great for giving you enough traction to get out of the snow when you’re stuck.
2. Did your pet come out on the stinking end of a skuink encounter? Rub a nice handful into scruffy’s coat to neutralize the smell.
3. Mix with water into a paste to make a fabulous metal polish. No more masks and harsh chemicals!
4. Use ash on a damp towel to clean your stove or fireplace doors.
5. You can make your own organic soaps! Soak ashes in warm water to make lye. Mix with lard and boil to make soap. Salt makes it harden as it cools. niiiice.
6. lay a perrimeter of ash around your garden to keep out slugs and snails.
7. Ash makes a great deicer that will not harm your lawn.
8. Mix ash with your compost to make it super-enriched.
9. 1 tbsp of ash per 1,000 galons of water in your pond will control algae.
10. ROSES LOVE FIREPLACE ASHE! I hope I am not giving away a secret but my old friend Alice Parks in Montreat had the most beautiful roses. I would tend her fireplaces annually and she would show me her roses and tell me about how the fireplace ashes did wonders for them.
11. Sprinkle ashes on your lawn as a natural fertilizer for your soil.

Have some other great uses for ashes? Registered users can leave new ideas as a comment.