Electric Fires

Electric fires are becoming increasingly popular, especially with new build properties that are so well insulated and don’t require lots of additional heat sources. 

The Benefits of Electric Fires

The bonus of an electric fire is that you can have the flame effect without any heat, giving you that cosy factor visually and psychologically, without feeling overly hot. 

Electric fires require far less maintenance than gas or wood burning fire appliances, making them a perfect choice for people who want to heighten the level of comfort within a room, without having servicing and maintenance tasks to keep on top of.

Another important benefit of electric fires is that some of the suites don’t require a chimney.   This means they can be installed on a  flat wall. Some of the more modern wide ‘letter box’ style fire do have some depth to them – ranging from 170mm to 300mm so these models require a false chimney breast to be built around them. This can be built from wood and plasterboard, ready to be skimmed over with plaster afterwards.

Electric fires are generally controlled by a remote control for convenience. The newer models are often LED lighting so cost wise it costs pence when you have the light effect only – it’s only when you use the fan heater where the cost goes up in the running – 1kW or 2kW dependant on the heat you choose.  

Another new design with these electric models is that the have a choice of fuel bed options which come with the fire, whether you choose a log effect or a clear crystal effect you can choose which you like the look of or just change the fuel bed when you feel like it.   The LED lighting on some of the the fuel bed nowadays has a choice of colours from orange, red through to green, pink, lilac if you choose – best thing is to come and see them in action.

Our Service

In terms of installation, electric fires are quite simple to fit. Beyond making sure that your existing opening fits the inset fire all you need to do is plug it in. This means they offer a really quick and easy way of bringing that cosy warm glow to your living room.  We are happy to supply only with electric fires and with some companies like Dimplex for example we will give you a 2 year warranty when you buy from us as opposed to the standard 1 year warranty.

If you’re interested in buying an electric fire, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.