I have an electric fireplace/mantle sitting in living room, and I would love to put an insert where this thing currently sits. I don't have room for a full sized stove. Is it possible to buy an insert that doesn't fit into an existing fireplace? Or am I looking at spending a lot of money to put holes in my walls?
Do inserts require an existing fireplace?
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Stevebass4
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they insert into an existing masonry fireplace
You don't need an existing fireplace to put an insert in. However, you will be spending alot of money poking holes in the wall, ceiling, and roof. There are zero clearance inserts that don't require a traditional chimney and fireplace. These inserts are desgined to fit in prefab fireplaces, which aren't traditional fireplaces.
You need to download a few manuals for zero clearance inserts and see what type of 'hearth' you'll need and what type of liner to use. As well as the clearance to combustables you need.
It will probably cost about the same as a wood stove to install one. Then you will have the added expense of building a fireplace around the insert that meets specification.
You need to download a few manuals for zero clearance inserts and see what type of 'hearth' you'll need and what type of liner to use. As well as the clearance to combustables you need.
It will probably cost about the same as a wood stove to install one. Then you will have the added expense of building a fireplace around the insert that meets specification.
the_dude
Feeling the Heat
Karl,
Are you talking insert, or high efficiency fireplace? If he wants to burn wood, he has two options as I see it:
1. Wood burning fireplace
2. Wood burning stove
If you are starting from scratch, which it certainly sounds like you are, an 'insert' would not even be part of the equation, unless I am missing something.
Edit: By 'wood burning fireplace' I am referring to a zero clearance high efficiency unit. Both items 1 and 2 would be a pretty substantial undertaking as well.
Are you talking insert, or high efficiency fireplace? If he wants to burn wood, he has two options as I see it:
1. Wood burning fireplace
2. Wood burning stove
If you are starting from scratch, which it certainly sounds like you are, an 'insert' would not even be part of the equation, unless I am missing something.
Edit: By 'wood burning fireplace' I am referring to a zero clearance high efficiency unit. Both items 1 and 2 would be a pretty substantial undertaking as well.
The clearance to combustables on my Summit are
8.5 inches to the side wall
21 inches above it
I believe the base is just a non combustable surface.
I never said it would be easy or ideal, just doable.
8.5 inches to the side wall
21 inches above it
I believe the base is just a non combustable surface.
I never said it would be easy or ideal, just doable.
Take a look at zero clearance high efficiency fireplaces, such as those offered by Kozy Heat, BIS/Lennox, etc.
Pete
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