By: Kathryn Whittaker
No matter where you live, in a townhouse, a lakeside
cottage, an urban loft, or a vintage Victorian mansion, there is always a
place for a freestanding gas fireplace. Convenient and easy to use,
freestanding gas fireplaces today
offer an abundance of design ideas to suit both your lifestyle and the style
of your home.
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According to the recent statistics, a fireplace is one of the most commonly
anticipated features in a modern home. Freestanding gas fireplaces deliver
radiant heat to any room in your house – from kitchen to dining room and even
bedroom, - or outdoors, warming your patio or a backyard. Classic terracotta
finish or modern and minimalist brushed steel can give a whole new look to any
of your rooms.
Modern fireplaces offer a variety of choices when in comes to fuelling. They
may be wood burning, gas- or propane-fuelled, as well as liquid fuelled.
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choice is totally up to you. Do you plan to chop wood, or you opt for a
convenience of a gas? The kind of fuel you choose is a crucial factor in
deciding what kind of fireplace to buy. Consider availability and cost, heat
efficiency and your local air pollution standards. There are special
regulations that concern the design, verification and labeling of gas
fireplaces or imported into the North America.
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Gas fireplaces are very energy efficient and can even be used to heat a whole
house. With a prefabricated duct system heat travels from one room to another,
however, not many households allow for this unless installed during
construction. Gas fireplaces, being very easy to use, can be even turned on
with a remote control or by the Internet in the new smart home! Thermostats
allow for an easy heat adjustment, and with many programmable features you can
also change the flame length and intensity.
Gas fireplaces are fuelled by propane or natural gas. Propane can be stored in
a reservoir on your property, however, it can be more expensive in the rural
areas compared to the wood. But with this type of fireplaces, you don’t need a
lot of logs to chop and store. In general, gas fireplaces require
significantly less maintenance.
The firebox of the gas fireplace is lined with a refractory material that
looks like bricks or stones. Instead of blue unappealing flame that most of us
expect from the gas, the fireplaces emit completely natural-looking flames
that spout from invisible holes in prefabricated ceramic logs. Often these
logs form a realistic pile on the bottom of the firebox. Some people prefer
the inserts that look like a coal in Victorian-styled fireplaces.
Gas fireplaces are becoming a more and more popular alternative to
conventional built-in fireplaces. Gas fireplaces can be as individual as you
are. They can be framed in wood, finished in stucco, stone, or tile, thus
fitting into most landscapes and home design solutions. Gas fireplace can
become a focal point of your backyard or patio, and as any room in your home,
an outdoor space must bear the same design concept as indoors. That is why
when choosing a fireplace you should think about the environment in which it
will be placed and how it will fit with the existing decor. But no matter
which technology or functionality you choose, it is largely a design and
materials that give your new appliance it’s distinctive style and make a
design statement.
About the Author: Kathryn writes articles on a number of
different topics. For more information about Fireplaces please
visit
http://www.fireplace-ideas.com
and for additional fireplace and mantle articles please visit
the following page
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