That fireplace will never have wood burned in it. Smoke wouldn't be good for all the high end gear, and since there are no windows I don't think it would meet code. It will have a gas log, my wife will be buying it. Besides, the house has four other fireplaces, so it's no big deal.
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 
