Help with Fireplace
14 September 2006, 09:29 PM
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Help with Fireplace
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We have a fireplace that we have no idea what to do with, at the moment it is a convenient place for the hamster.
As winter is approaching, it would be nice to actually have a fire there.
There is a connection for gas on the right hand side, but I don't really want a pipe going across the stonework for a gas fire. Is it possible to have a self-contained 'real-fire' with a glass cover in the fireplace?
Any help or suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
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We have a fireplace that we have no idea what to do with, at the moment it is a convenient place for the hamster.
As winter is approaching, it would be nice to actually have a fire there.
There is a connection for gas on the right hand side, but I don't really want a pipe going across the stonework for a gas fire. Is it possible to have a self-contained 'real-fire' with a glass cover in the fireplace?
Any help or suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
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14 September 2006, 09:54 PM
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Have you considered a gel fire?
http://www.fireplace.co.uk/gel.htm
http://www.gelfireplaces.com/index.html
No pipes to worry about
http://www.fireplace.co.uk/gel.htm
http://www.gelfireplaces.com/index.html
No pipes to worry about
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15 September 2006, 12:34 AM
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Looks far too clean to ever have been a proper fireplace.
Is there a chimney breast at all? Can it be a proper fire at all?
Ppl say that real fires are 'messy', but nothing can beat the snap, crackle, and pop of a real fire. I don't mind emptying ours afterwards. Quite satisfying really. Acts as an extra rubbish bin in the room too
Gas 'real' fires are for lightweights. I'd just sit there worrying about the gas meter ticking round at a furious rate
Is there a chimney breast at all? Can it be a proper fire at all?
Ppl say that real fires are 'messy', but nothing can beat the snap, crackle, and pop of a real fire. I don't mind emptying ours afterwards. Quite satisfying really. Acts as an extra rubbish bin in the room too
Gas 'real' fires are for lightweights. I'd just sit there worrying about the gas meter ticking round at a furious rate
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15 September 2006, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by imlach
Looks far too clean to ever have been a proper fireplace.
Is there a chimney breast at all? Can it be a proper fire at all?
Ppl say that real fires are 'messy', but nothing can beat the snap, crackle, and pop of a real fire. I don't mind emptying ours afterwards. Quite satisfying really. Acts as an extra rubbish bin in the room too
Gas 'real' fires are for lightweights. I'd just sit there worrying about the gas meter ticking round at a furious rate
Is there a chimney breast at all? Can it be a proper fire at all?
Ppl say that real fires are 'messy', but nothing can beat the snap, crackle, and pop of a real fire. I don't mind emptying ours afterwards. Quite satisfying really. Acts as an extra rubbish bin in the room too
Gas 'real' fires are for lightweights. I'd just sit there worrying about the gas meter ticking round at a furious rate
It's a new house (well, 4 years old now) and yes it is connected to a chimney. I really like real fires, but would prefer one behind glass as I have 2 little children.
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15 September 2006, 08:21 AM
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I had a real fire, mostly logs, that had a glass front. Still had a kids screen across the front but fantastically efficient and hardly any ash left. Log burning stove I suppose. Quite big though and hamster might get a bit too hot
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15 September 2006, 08:47 AM
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Get rid of the clock and candlestick.
Also I can never understand why people have pictures of themselves/loved ones who live with them on display. Can't you remember what they look like or just take a sneak peak when they're lolling around on the sofa?
Of course if they're dead or something I understand perfectly but otherwise, why?
Also I can never understand why people have pictures of themselves/loved ones who live with them on display. Can't you remember what they look like or just take a sneak peak when they're lolling around on the sofa?
Of course if they're dead or something I understand perfectly but otherwise, why?
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