It’s Just Me questioned:
The house we bought does not have a fireplace and I desperately want one. I’ve looked at Electric ones but want to consider putting in an actual woodburning fireplace. Is this hard? Expensive?
Ashley
The house we bought does not have a fireplace and I desperately want one. I’ve looked at Electric ones but want to consider putting in an actual woodburning fireplace. Is this hard? Expensive?
Ashley
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simple , if you don’t want gas….
the f/p co. will install, you get to built the surround/wall & hearth, gas & elect.
vent free logs is the way to go, pretty, instant space heater!
It would be very expensive. Installing flue pipe for a woodstove would be much cheaper.
It’s expensive and needs to be done exactly right, according to specific codes, or the insurance company will cancel your insurance on the house. Check with them first to be sure you meet their requirements.
I was going to install one and chose against it just because of this particular reason.
reckon about a free standing fire place and you might like it better.
it’s simple to do and looks so nice.and it really warms up a room quick to.
Much depends on what type of house you have now, and the type of fireplace you want. The first consideration is that, whatever type of fireplace you choose, it will have to be installed according to applicable building codes. Fire and carbon monoxide are serious, and sometimes deadly, issues.
A full masonry traditional fireplace will be the most expensive option … by a long shot. Next will be the prefabricated steel fireplace and chimney flue units that allow everything to be framed in in wood. Least expensive will be the free standing wood burning stove.
The type of home you live in will have a bearing on the cost of whatever fireplace you choose. A brick and/or multi-tale home will make it more expensive to install any fireplace.
I’m with you on the choice of an actual wood burning fireplace. Nothing else quite stacks up.
Excellent luck with your choice.