Different products fit different homes and lifestyles- A fireplace, stove or gas log set adds value to your home and pleasure to your life. The warmth and romance simply cannot be matched. However, just as with buying a vehicle, you face a bewildering array of choices. Some of them include:

Are you buying the right Fuel or Technology?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
Today's cars burn gasoline or diesel. Natural gas and electric may be in your future	Today's fire can burn wood, gas, coal, wood pellets, or processed logs.

Are you buying the right product?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
What works for you? Do you need a sedan, or a pick-up? A motorcycle, an 18 wheeler, or a motorboat?	What works for you? Perhaps it's a new fireplace installed on that blank wall; maybe it's a stove. It could be gas logs or a fireplace insert..

Are you getting the right size?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
A compact, or a full sized luxury car - Bigger isn't necessarily better	You need a unit powerful enough to supply the heat you want but not run you out of the house.

Are you finding the right style?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
What works for you? Do you need a sedan, or a pick-up? A motorcycle, an 18 wheeler, or a motorboat?What works for you? Perhaps it's a new fireplace installed on that blank wall; maybe it's a stove. It could be gas logs or a fireplace insert.. Are you buying The Edsel? or the Delorean?	Does it match your home? Contemporary or traditional? Stoves come in steel, cast iron, and soapstone. There are painted, enamel and tile models. Logs can be driftwood, oak, pine or a dozen other woods

Which Brand name ? Taurus or Toyota?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
There are dozens of different products that seem identical. Does trunk size matter more than leg room? Air bags or mileage ?	Many, many excellent companies manufacture top quality products in all areas of the diverse hearth products family. Is your home Contemporary or Traditional? Stoves come in steel, cast iron, and soapstone.

Accessories?

Vehicle	Hearth Product
The V-8 with the overhead cam? Heated Seats? Satellite radio?	When you properly accessorize your hearth product, it is magic! A matching tile hearth, gleaming brass tool set, etched glass or a remote control. Wow.

For all the options, expert advice, professional installation, unmatched service and peace of mind, see your local Hearth specialty retailer today. Are you a do-it-yourselfer?? Virtually all hearth products can be installed by the competent handyman. However, if you do not have lots of time, a strong back, the necessary tools, familiarity with appropriate codes, and a patient spouse, you may want to have it handled by a professional. You can find a list of HearthNet's retailers here.