Fireplace, Gas, Pellet, Wood, Electric

Whatever The Style Make Your Fireplace The Focal Point Of Your Room

The traditional wood burning fireplace was a staple in the home for hundreds of years. Used for everything from cooking to heating the entire house, they were all basically the same. Ben Franklin has been credited with inventing the stove that bears his name…the Franklin Stove. He built it out of cast iron which proved to provide more heat from the burning wood.

In recent years there have been new designs and styles introduced. No longer are choices limited as far as what your fireplace looks like, as well as what your fireplaces uses for its fuel. These can include the traditional wood burning, gas, gel, or electric. No matter the fuel needed to burn, they can all be found in such a wide range of styles that you shouldn’t have any trouble picking one out that fits in with your homes décor.

The wood burning fireplace is the oldest of all, modern advances have led them to be much more energy efficient. The old wood fireplaces would lose up to 70% of their heat through their chimney, so in order to heat your home I would have to be constantly stoked. This could prove not only expensive, but also very time consuming. Today’s models offer the ability to be about 90% efficient, so most of the heat will be re-circulated back into the room.

Another fireplace that has recently made it presence known is the pellet fireplace insert. The insert simply fits right into your existing wood burning fireplace, and uses a compressed wood pellet. These pellets are proven to burn longer and produce more heat then regular wooden logs. The pellet insert consist of a two piece outer box and an inner firebox. The pellets are fed through a controlled hopper directly into the firebox. They can be retrofitted into any existing masonry fireplace or in any new home constructed.

A fireplace is not just the bit that has the flame. It is the sum of its parts which include the surround, mantel, hearth and grate. Accessories also complete the picture. Log holders, log racks and baskets, tools, mantel shelves, glass doors and even fireplace candle holders are all additional options to make your fireplace picture perfect.

There are so many makes and models of fireplaces and so many manufacturers that it is impossible to list them all here. A current popular fireplace is the Napoleon gas fireplace but old favorites such as the Dimplex electric log fire continue to be bestsellers. A fireplace can really become the focal point of a room and can change the ambience to one so inviting that your guests will never want to leave.

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