How to Choose a Fireplace | Fireplace Insert

How to Choose a Fireplace | Fireplace Insert

Home Heating Options

How to Choose a Fireplace | Fireplace Insert for your home.  Narrow down your home heating options with these suggestions from Fireplace Xtrordinair.

Building a new home in the Gallatin or remodeling an existing home?   Adding a fire – the undeniable focal point of any space – can seem like a challenge.

What fuel should you choose? How big of fire do you need? Which style looks best with the home’s distinct character? Bare’s Stove and Spa would be happy to help find the right solution for your space, needs, and budget.  Visit the showroom today.  Bare's Stove and Spa is open Monday through Saturday for your convenience.  
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If you’re unsure whether a wood, gas, or electric fire is right for you, the following questions will  pilot you toward the best option for your application.   However, first lets determine if you need a fireplace or insert below.  

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Fireplace Insert or Fireplace—which hearth product do you need?

• It’s simple, if you’re building a new home or adding a fire to an area that’s never had a hearth product before, you want  a fireplace
• If you’re remodeling and want to modify an existing masonry or metal fireplace to bolster its efficiency or refresh its appearance, select a fireplace insert. 

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Home Heating Options

Fuel cost & availability


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Convenience


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Fire look

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Environmental 

​Choose gas if...

…it is cost-effective and available in your area.
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…you want a heat at the press of a button.

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…you want a real flame with little effort.

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…you want heat and a real flame from a clean-burning fuel.

Gas

Choose wood if..
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…it is plentiful and affordable where you live.

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…you want heat source that’s independent of utilities.

…you like the smells, sights and sounds of a real fire.
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…you prefer using a local and/or renewable fuel resource for heat.

Wood

Choose electric if..
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…it is an easy-to-install, affordable solution for you.

…you want plug-and-play ambiance; heat is optional.

…you’re mainly interested in low maintenance ambiance.

Electric

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​FireplaceX: Getting Started. (n.d.). Retrieved November 14, 2017, from http://www.fireplacex.com/GettingStarted/