I just joined Hearth.com, and couldn't find any discussion on taller, narrower fireplace inserts. We are looking for two flush, wood-burning fireplace inserts for our two kiva-style fireplaces. If this term is unfamiliar, it refers to a fireplace style based on Native American designs, and common in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They have openings in the shape of inverted catenary arches. The example in this link is similar to ours. http://www.adobelite.com/navajo.htm Ours are roughly 24" high, and 21" wide at the bottom of the opening. The depths of the two fireplaces are 21" and 27". Each one is lined with fire brick, and behind this is adobe brick. This makes it fairly easy to expand the size of the current opening, and modify it's shape.
I've spent many days looking for inserts that have the tall, narrow shape that we would prefer, for aesthetic reasons, as well as to minimize the reshaping of the current opening. So far, all the inserts that I have found have doors that are wide, low rectangles, or very flat arches. We want the reverse, tall and narrow, which we see on some free-standing stoves, such as these. http://www.wittus.com/catalogs/wood stove web.pdf If the middle section of one of these stoves was an insert, that would come close to optimum. It would be nice to have an arched top on the door.
Does anyone know of an insert that is taller and narrower than most, and therefore more appropriate for our tastes and current fireplaces? If not, what do you recommend as the narrowest, "regular" insert? Many thanks.
I've spent many days looking for inserts that have the tall, narrow shape that we would prefer, for aesthetic reasons, as well as to minimize the reshaping of the current opening. So far, all the inserts that I have found have doors that are wide, low rectangles, or very flat arches. We want the reverse, tall and narrow, which we see on some free-standing stoves, such as these. http://www.wittus.com/catalogs/wood stove web.pdf If the middle section of one of these stoves was an insert, that would come close to optimum. It would be nice to have an arched top on the door.
Does anyone know of an insert that is taller and narrower than most, and therefore more appropriate for our tastes and current fireplaces? If not, what do you recommend as the narrowest, "regular" insert? Many thanks.
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