This step by step tutorial of how to build a energy efficient log pieces fireplace cover panel is a do it yourself project that will save you money heating and cooling your home. A fireplace can bring huge drafts of cold air into a home throughout the winter when it is not in use.   In the summertime, a fireplace that is left uncovered and uninsulated will be a huge source of cold air when trying to air condition a house during scorching temperatures outside.

It truly can be decorative in it’s rustic charm as well as functional.

You can use any type wood branches, cut into 1/2 to 1 1/2 disks then glued onto a pre-measured and cut piece of plywood.

Even with the fireplace damper closed, cold air will get in, especially when it’s brutally cold in the dead of winter.

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Click here to read about how to build a Energy Efficient Log Pieces Fireplace Cover Panel project:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Fireplace-insert/?ALLSTEPS

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