In the dead of winter, heat is the key to your comfort. If you’ve ever lugged firewood into your home to keep warm, you know that—for all the cozy ambiance—wood burning can be a labor intensive chore. For some people, this is a labor of love. However, if you have a wood burning fireplace or no fireplace at all and you want to bring a convenient, safe, and beautiful source of warmth to your family; a gas fireplace, stove, or insert could be perfect for you.

Fireplace Ambiance with the Push of a Button

Gas fireplaces, stoves, and inserts are some of the easiest hearth appliances to operate. Wood burners require chopping, stacking, and seasoning wood as well as lighting and tending to the fire, removing ash from the firebox, and disposing of ash. Most gas fireplaces and inserts start with the push of a button or the flip of a switch. This means you get the cozy warmth and flickering light from your fireplace in an instant.

The convenience of gas goes beyond the push-button start. Many gas appliances are available with a thermostat mode. These appliances allow you to take advantage of zone heating, regulating the temperature of the room you’re in and taking pressure off your central heating system. In fact, many of our customers use their gas fireplaces, stoves, and inserts as an integral part of their home heating. Most gas appliance keep running even when the power is out through the use of battery backups; making them reliable, not just easy to use.

Save Your Money and Your Time

Gas fireplaces aren’t just convenient for you, they’re convenient for your wallet. Natural gas is one of the cheapest and most efficient sources of residential heat by BTU. By using a gas fireplace, stove, or insert as part of a zone heating plan for your home, you can greatly reduce your energy costs; especially if you have electric heat. Run properly, a gas fireplace can reduce your heating bills and pay for itself in just a few years.

Simple Installation Anywhere in Your Home

Gas fireplaces are direct vent. Direct vent systems use either a coaxial or collinear vent to draw air in from the outside and vent the byproducts of combustion to the outside. This not only means that they are a sealed system, minimizing risk of combustion byproducts entering the home, but also that they are simpler to install. They often require less venting than comparable wood appliances. Direct vent technology means we can install a new fireplace, stove, or insert anywhere in your home—even your basement! You can have the perfect new hearth appliance installed for you in just a single day’s work.

Reliable Heat, Limited Maintenance

Gas fireplaces require very little maintenance from the homeowner compared to wood and pellet burning appliances. However, we do recommend annual service and inspection of your gas appliance. During your annual inspection, an NFI-Certified technician will refresh the burner media, clean the glass and logs, perform a leak test, and make sure that everything in your fireplace is functional and safe. This annual service will keep your fireplace looking good and burning bright for years to come.

Start Your Gas Fireplace Project Today!

At Mountain Hearth & Patio, we have a 20-year track record in the sales, service, and installation of gas fireplaces, stoves, and inserts. The CSIA (Chimney Safety Institute of America) and the NFI (National Fireplace Institute) certify our technicians and staff with specializations in wood, gas, or pellet.

Our knowledgeable staff will guide you through your fireplace project. We’ll help you pick the perfect appliance for your property and needs. Whether you want to bring a powerful source of heat to a chilly basement or you want a smaller, portrait-style fireplace for your bedroom, we can help. We have two decades of experience with the challenges of installing and maintaining gas fireplaces in Denver, Littleton, Lakewood, and the Foothills Communities. Call Mountain Hearth & Patio today at (303) 679-1601 to start your project or contact us via the form on our site.