Yes, but most of the remaining wood heat in the Bay Area is from houses built in the 1920s-1950s. If the homeowner has money to upgrade, they usually re-do the

Yes, but most of the remaining wood heat in the Bay Area is from houses built in the 1920s-1950s. If the homeowner has money to upgrade, they usually re-do the whole place with updated electrical & heat pumps. We've got 4 of these houses on our street, all built in the mid-50s with owners who are senior citizens now and probably could never afford to live in their current home if it weren't paid off and subject to Prop 13. Their yearly housing cost is $3000. Our monthly housing cost is $10K. They can't really afford to upgrade anything, but as soon as the house is sold, it's going to get a full gut remodel and probably a second story.