I was speaking with my sister-in-law last night about their upcoming move to a new house and the discussion gradually lead to my sister-in-law asking how our renovations were going. Of course this caused me to laugh, as our renovations have been stalled for a few years now.
You cannot believe how tired I am of looking at our unfinished living room/ dining room ceiling! It just needs a day or two’s more more and it will be finished! Hopefully we can get that done before the year is over.
Once the main floor reno is done I’ve decided that the basement will be our next project. Our house isn’t very big and all we are using the basement for right now is storage and as a laundry room, so it would be nice to make all that extra space usable.
I think I’ve mentioned what I want to do in the basement a few times now. It’s going to have a small spare bedroom, a storage room, laundry room, nice bathroom and the remaining area will be a rec room / TV room. Well, I think that’s the plan.
I’ve been thinking that it would be nice to put in an electric or gas fireplace when we renovate the basement. My brother renovated his basement a couple of years ago and he added a gas fireplace and it just makes the room. Plus basements tend to be cooler than the rest of the house, so having a fireplace down there would help us keep the room at a comfortable temperature.
Now as you know, I’m in Canada, but I happened to find what appears to be a great online store in the UK that specializes in both electric and Gas Fires. I know that I have several regular readers from the UK, so I thought this store might interest you if you’ve been thinking of renovating your home or perhaps replacing an existing fireplace.
The company is called HotPrice.co.Uk and they stock all of the leading brands of fireplace manufactures. Plus, as I said they seem to have a huge selection!
I haven’t given much thought yet whether we’d install a gas or Electric fireplace. Certainly we won’t be installing a full fireplace. Our house is just too old and that would be a huge renovation in addition to what we’d already be doing to our basement.
I think I’m partial to the inset gas or Electric Fires. They don’t take up much space and are as attractive as the outset fireplaces.
If you’re interested in getting a fireplace for your home take a moment to visit HotPrice.co.Uk. You can get Gas Fires in wall mounted, inset and outset styles in a range of traditional to contemporary designs. Their electric Fires come in both inset and wall mounted styles.
As I briefly mentioned earlier, if you are interested in a full fireplace, you’ll find a large selection of full fireplaces at HotPrice.co.Uk. They have designs made of limestone and wood, and you can even find full fireplaces that appear to be made of stone. They’re just gorgeous.
If I had a large home I’d want a full fireplace however since our space is already compromised we’ll likely go with one of the inset or perhaps a wall mounted electric or gas fireplace.
Do you already have a fireplace in your home? If you do, is it full, gas or electric? Do you enjoy having a fireplace in your home?
A few years ago my wife bought a gas fireplace for me for
Christmas. We have really enjoyed it. Since our heat is all electric, it gives us a heat source if the electricity goes out.
Adding an electric fireplace is a good solution for anyone who doesn’t already have an existing fireplace. It’s relatively inexpensive and today’s designs provide a much more realistic look to them than in years past.
Fireplaces are a great way to add value to your home. Not only do they add ambiance, but they can also function as an efficient source of heat.
There are many effective heating choices to consider. For example, pellets are a clean-burning, renewable energy. Coal is also clean-burning, plus it doesn’t produce creosote, the dark soot that can build up in wood-burning fireplaces. Gas or electric fireplaces offer realistic-looking fire using lifelike logs with built-in controllable heaters.
We have a moderately big house and we have installed a gas fireplace. I really love my fireplace.
A little history that might not be known is that before electric fireplaces were used in homes they were used on stage to simulate fire but were not refined enough for the home.
A little tech that people might not know as well is that the electric fireplace is technically composed of a fuse of organics – translucent calcite stone, bee’s wax, sand or glass, magnetic impulse flame, glowing stone, and frosted or wax sleeves which all combine to create the visual ambiance.
Ventless fireplaces are a great solutions for any household, however they usually don’t produce enough BTUs to be a primary heating source. It’s generally a good idea to use them as a secondary source or strictly for astestics.
An electric fireplace is surely great. I have one at home and its safe and easy to use.
i think you cant beat a real wood fire but they are messy, some new gas and electric ones are quite real looking
A gas fireplace is probably going to be cheaper in the long run because electricity costs a lot of money these days.There are many great models available for both types.
I think I’d go for an electric fireplace, mainly because they consume much less energy than wood burning or gas fireplaces, there isn’t nearly as much hassle with them and they also look very nice.
If you want to make your home more green, you should definitely go for an electric fireplace!