So your looking for a new fireplace and are looking at all the options. You could go all Medieval time and get the open faced wood burning fireplace. It will enhance your home with heat, smell and soot dust. It will also cost you some time and maybe money in maintenance to keep it clean and burning well. There are other options. You could get a great natural gas fireplace or electric fireplaces. Well what are the pros and cons of these two designs? What do they have to offer.

First there is the install. Do you have natural gas piped into your home? Do you have electricity? If so then we have a conversation. Electric fireplaces are easier to install. All you have to do is plug the unit in and turn it on. Natural gas fireplaces need to be tapped into the home gas line before it will work. That may take a bit more time and money. But the benefit of gas is that if the power goes out in a winter storm the heat will stay on. Of course the electric will not which could leave you in a very chilly situation. What if it took a week to get the power back up again.

Natural gas is a much more efficient way of heating. They provide more heat than the electric fireplaces do. The electric fireplace is really a glorified space heater. It may take a bit longer to warm the room up if it is really cold. However, the nice thing about the glorified space heater fireplace is that you can move it around. If you decide you want it in the bedroom you can move it in there. The natural gas fireplace will be a permanent fixture to the room you choose to put it in. I hope this helps. Happy hunting.

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