Our house had a fireplace in the sitting room next to the kitchen then a wood stove down in the basement. I used the fireplace maybe twice but it sucks since all of the hot air goes right up and out. The wood stove on the other hand heats up like crazy and can heat most of the house except the 4th level bedrooms. We have zoned heating/ac too but with the wood stove, we generally don't have to run it
