A powerful fireplace insert will bring plenty of heat and beauty to your home. Consider a fireplace remodel with a new gas-burning or wood-burning insert professionally installed by experienced technicians. Visit Felgemacher Fireplace Shop in Buffalo NY today to see the latest models. We serve the Western New York communities of Rochester NY, Pittsford NY, Cheektowaga NY, Irondequoit NY, Henrietta NY, Gates NY, Chili NY, and others.
If you’ve been thinking that your hearth area is due for an upgrade, and if you’ve been wishing that extra heat could be part of that upgrade, we may have the perfect solution: a beautiful hearth renovation with an efficient gas or wood fireplace insert as the centerpiece.
Upgrade an Outdated Fireplace
Do you have a traditional open masonry fireplace that simply isn’t giving you enough heat to justify its upkeep? This is a common issue many homeowners face.
Masonry fireplaces, while they bring a distinctive ambience to a home, don’t bring all that much heat. Fortunately, you don’t have to have a brand-new fireplace built to solve the heat problem. A powerful new fireplace insert is the answer.
What a Gas or Wood Fireplace Insert Will Do for You
Fireplace inserts are custom-built in a factory and sized to fit into the fireboxes of masonry fireplaces. There’s nothing to construct, nothing to build. Look at some of the benefits:
High heat
Inserts carry heat-efficiency ratings of 70% and even much higher, depending on the model. Masonry fireplaces typically are rated at around 10% to 20%. This percentage tells you how much of the heat produced will be retained to heat your home.
Lower utility bills
Inserts are a cost-effective option to heat your home; by using a wood or gas insert as supplemental heating, you’ll not only spend less on your central heating system but also significantly lower your monthly energy bills and enhance the warmth of your living space.
Small or large rooms
Inserts vary in BTU output, making it easy to purchase the ideal appliance for smaller rooms or rooms as large as 3,000 square feet.
Simple venting
Inserts use their own vent pipe. While your existing chimney flue will house the new pipe, the flue itself will not be affected.
Long burns
Gas fireplace inserts provide heat until you turn them off; wood-burning inserts can burn logs for up to five hours before more fuel is needed.
Elegant designs
Both gas, wood, and electric inserts from top manufacturers such as Enviro, Pacific Energy and SimpliFire come in a wide range of exciting designs styles and finishes.
Complete Your Fireplace Remodel With Great Finishing Touches
After you’ve decided on the perfect fireplace insert or realistic gas log set, what else can you do to your hearth area to bring more style and vibrancy to your room? Plenty.
Fireplace surround: Add an eye-catching fireplace surround with faux or custom-built brick, stone, granite or wood.
Fireplace mantel: No fireplace is complete without a handsome mantel for adding portraits, flowers, vases, antiques, kids’ artwork and anything else that grabs you.
Raised hearth: A raised hearth built of sturdy brick is a lovely compliment to any hearth area. Use the hearth for a fireplace tool set, a small log stack and other amenities to truly customize the area.
Fireplace Insert Installation
After we’ve helped you select the best new insert for your home, the NFI-certified technicians at our field division, Felgemacher Masonry & Chimney, will professionally install it for you. When we perform insert installations, the work is done correctly and safely and in compliance with any local fire-safety or zoning codes.
Fireplace & Chimney Services
Along with appliance installation, Felgemacher offers many fireplace and chimney services including:
- Qualified chimney sweep
- Fireplace and chimney inspection
- Tuckpointing and brick work
- Chimney rebuilding and chimney removal
- Chimney liner repair and installation
- Repair and replacement of chimney caps, chimney crowns, flashing, dampers, chimney chase covers
- and much more.
A spectacular fireplace/hearth area remodeling project can be easy when you let our experts give you a hand. Visit Felgemacher Fireplace Shop at 2727 Broadway Suite 5 in Cheektowaga NY to find your perfect gas or wood fireplace insert. Reach us by phone at (716) 907-4914.
