I don’t have a Chimney, but I want a Fireplace

As the cold autumnal nights are drawing in, many people would love to be able to have an open fire to sit and enjoy in the evenings. Not all households are lucky enough to have a fireplace, however. Luckily, in these instances there are other solutions available which can create that perfect fireplace you want at your home without the need for a chimney. Here, we run through some of the options for the types of fireplace that can work in homes with no chimney.

Balanced flue gas fires

Working in conjunction with glass-fronted gas stoves or fires, balanced flue appliances are entirely sealed from the room in which they are installed ensuring that there are no draughts and heating efficiency is optimal.

The appliances work through drawing air in from the outer pipe for the combustion process, whilst the inner pipe in the system removes the gases produced through this process out of the property’s exterior. The twin-walled pipe can exit either horizontally through an external wall at your property, or vertically through its roof, depending on the fire or stove selected for the property.

Electric fires and stoves

Another solution for properties without a chimney, electric fires and stoves provide the warmth and pleasing aesthetic of a real fire without the need for a chimney or any timber or other fuel. Simply plugging into 13amp plugs anywhere in your home, electric fires create no smoke or debris in your home, making them an incredibly attractive solution, as well as being efficient and cost-effective choice.

Powered flue fires

Powered flues use an extractor unit which is mounted on a wall to transport gases produced through combustion directly outside of your property. Thanks to this function, your gas stove or fire does not need to be installed next to an external wall, which means that this type of fire can be placed into any number of rooms around the house. All that is needed to operate this system is a mains electricity supply.

These solutions provide not only the warmth and attractiveness of a real fireplace to a variety of properties, but also offer cost-effective, efficient and practical alternatives to real fires for properties without chimneys. So for anyone who is not lucky enough to have a chimney at their property, there is no need to worry this winter, as a whole host of alternatives are readily available.

Here at Rotherham Fireplaces, we are proud to provide a wide variety of fireplaces for properties with chimneys as well as those without to customers throughout Rotherham and the surrounding areas. For more information on any of our products or services, give us a call today, and our friendly team will be happy to help provide you with all that you need to have the most appropriate fireplace for you installed at your property in an efficient manner and at a great price.