Fire Place
Having a fireplace can add value to your property,
and advances in flueless technologies has given this once old
fashioned feature a modern boost.
The most popular styles now are elegant designs in robust stone
or marble,or if your budget doesn't stretch that far, simple wooden
surrounds with carved linear details.
A new fireplace ssurround fitted onto an existing flue will not
require planning permission. Planning permission is needed if
adding a new flue and chimney. Before fitting a fireplace, have
the chimney professionally swept and ensure the room has edequate
ventilation.
Nothing beats the real appeal of an open fire,but in some areas
you may be required to burn smokeless fuel only. Gas is clean,efficient
and out all of sweeping of soot and lugging of coal buckets that
comes with a solid fuel fireplace.
Electric flame-effect fires provide an affordable option. Most
are fitted with a fan heater, concealed within the fire's design,
to help blow the hot air into the room. Electric fires offer a
range of visual effects from pebbles,quartz,crystal and bubling
coloured water to the more traditional coal effects.
Advantages of a fireplace
Although a fireplace can't complete with modern heating systems
as an energy and cost efficient source of heat, it is an exellent
source of supplementary heat and remains one of the most popular
features in a home. A fireplace makes an attractive focal point in a room. for atmosphere
and warmth nothing beats the appeal of an open fire.
Next to the kitchen and bathroom, a fireplace ranks high on a
perspective buyer's list when buying a new home.
If you don't want the realistic flame effect,gas and electric
fires are always an option.
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