Home Improvement Ideas: Fireplaces

Changing the aspect of our home can be the best thing that we can do when we want to improve the interior design of our house or studio apartment. When you want to combine beauty with practicality then the best choice you can make is to invest in modern fireplaces. The new prefabricated fireplaces are more efficient and they give more heat.

Any fire will need oxygen to burn and with the new fireplaces this issue is solved efficiently. The fireboxes are made out of material that will hold some of the heat from flue gases. This way the heat can be radiated back in the room, increasing the temperature. Specialists say that the greatest heat loss takes places when the fire burns out and the fireplace cools almost instantly. No matter if the damper is closed because the chimney will continue to draw the hot air out of the room. 

With the new glass enclosures you can safely seal the fireplace opening and preventing the heat from disappearing. Using this method the damper will also remain open until de coal has dried and you won’t have to worry about smoke getting back in the room. Another factor that has great influence on the fireplaces and their efficiency is the outside temperatures, especially when we are speaking about masonry fireplaces. This is why experts recommend us to use these types of fireplaces only in the spring and in autumn. When the temperatures are low then the fire will draw in more cold air, replacing the warm air inside.

The prefabricated, heat circulating fireplace actually has a separate air space behind the firebox. The cool air enters in this box and then re-enters the room as warm air. This type of fireplace will heat the rooms properly and you will feel comfortable even when the temperatures are low.

When it comes to design, the open fireplaces are preferred by most consumers. Despite their wonderful design though, they are not very efficient when it comes to heating your home. Something that you might want to opt for instead are the gas and electric fireplaces. These types of fireplaces will offer you both the heat you need and the great design in order to transform your home. Such fireplaces are also great when it comes to mounting as they require little effort from your side. Asking professionals to help you with this is probably the best way to solve the problem. So, when you want to invest in a good fireplace you should think about the pros and cons of such an investment.