Fireplaces and stoves more than warming your home

Posted by jeff on Jan 28th 2015

Fireplaces and stoves more than warming your home

The crackle of the fire ,the soothing warmth and orange glow. Staring at the flames taking your mind off your everyday worries even if just for a second. The magic of fire intreguing, soothing and usefull. Fireplaces and stoves come in many shapes sizes and configurations. From your traditional wood stove, to ultra modern electric and gas burning fireplaces. There is a wood , pellet gas or electric fireplace to suit everyones needs and desires. Wood and pellet stoves are the best way to save some money on oil, gas or electric heating. Due to their efficency and low cost of fuel these renuable resource burning fireplaces and stoves can be used as a supplimental heater for as a main source of heat for your home. Wood burning fireplaces come in two basic types. First is the traditional masonry fireplace built from brick , or stone and cement. Although they make for great ambiance they are not great for heating most of the heat goes right up the chimney. A common way to convert your masonry fireplace into a efficient heater is by installing a wood or pellet burning fireplace insert inside. The second type of fireplace is the prefabricated or factory built fireplace. These come in many configueations and styles from basic units to high efficiency units that can heat your entire home even with ductwork to spread the warmth around. Gas stoves and fireplaces can be anything from traditional cast iron gas stoves to ultra modern gas fireplaces , supplying heat and ambiance to your home. Electric fireplaces have come a long way they are the easiest to install some can be hung directly on the wall! Electric fireplaces can be used as art and a room heater the slimline electric fireplaces from napoleon add to any contemporary design. We here at fireplaces r us have been in the business for over 20 years selling and installing fireplaces and stoves. Our professionals have real world experience installing our products and can support you with answers to you technical questions. Installations can be arranged in new york , new jersey, connecticut, and eastern pennsylvania. Please contact us for details. Thank you for reading , HAPPY BURNING!