I am getting my house a fireplace. The problem with last winter was that the weather was already terrible and you add up on top of that- you do not have a fireplace! Oh this almost killed me. The weather is extreme. It was so cold that I only get out of the house once a week to do the grocery! Now, I have a fireplace and I have a fireplace screen ready too! You can use the fireplace whenever you like and it is always good to have fireplace screen prepared. The fireplace screen is all too good I think. It would be a fair fight when the weather gets tough again.