Archive for the ‘Fireplace’ Category

Natural vs. electrical fireplace, which is a better choice?

Posted on April 7th, 2011 by by cooldude

Every home owner would like to have a fireplace at their home. If you don’t want a wood burning fireplace like old times, then there are modern alternatives that you might find suitable. You can either have a natural gas fireplace or an electrical fireplace. Each of them has their pros and cons and you [...]

How to keep your fireplace child-proof

Posted on February 10th, 2011 by by cooldude

Children love to explore their surroundings when they start crawling on their knees. What can be horrifying for the parent’s? It’s when the child is seen crawling towards the unprotected fireplace. To avoid such a situation to pop up, get the fireplace protected and inaccessible for the child. The small objects like match-sticks, lighter, etc [...]

Innovative outdoor fireplace designs

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by by qwcdirect

Fireplaces add to the design quotient of any house and when the fireplace is on the outside of the house it takes the design value a notch up. However, an outdoor fireplace needs to be planned well so as to make it look special and outstanding. An outdoor fireplace should not only be placed strategically [...]

How to Build a Brick Outdoor Fireplace

Posted on January 17th, 2010 by by Home Solutions

It is always best to take professional help for building fireplace but if you have made up your mind to do it yourself then here is a quick guide about how to go about it. The very first thing you need to do is to get a patch of unused land. Then, clear up the [...]

Fireplace Chimneys

Posted on January 16th, 2010 by by Home Solutions

With prices of heating the house constantly increasing it is a good idea to install a fireplace at your home. However, it is very important to choose the items well before purchasing them. The chimney is very important in this respect. This is owing to the fact that the chimney is responsible for throwing the [...]

An Outdoor Fireplace Plan and Design

Posted on January 10th, 2010 by by Home Solutions

If you are done with your share of temporary outdoor fireplace then it is time to construct the real structure. Building an outdoor fireplace is a very good idea to beat the chill if you plan to have get-togethers in the open space beyond the confines of your home. However, it is important to keep [...]

Expand Your Home with an Outdoor Fireplace

Posted on January 10th, 2010 by by Home Solutions

To beat the chilling winters an outdoor fireplace is a very good idea. Outdoor fireplaces can be of two types – temporary, and permanent It is always safer to start of with the set-up of temporary outdoor fireplaces since you can get rid of them if you don’t like them. There are many varieties of [...]