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One of the easiest ways to categorize fireplaces is by the type of fuel that the fireplace will burn. The type of fuel that a fireplace burns will impact the experience and ambience that the owner will have.
These fireplaces burn natural gas that is pulled into the fireplace from a gas line. They are easy to clean and use.
Electric fireplaces use electricity to great the fire and produce heat.
This has been the most common type of fireplace over the history of homes. Innovation has now created several man made or synthetic logs. These logs are engineered to burn longer, cleaner, and sometimes with unique burning smells!
Some fireplaces are designed to actually burn a solid fuel, but are set up to use a fuel other than wood.
A 2nd way to classify fireplaces is by the way that the fireplace circulates air. Generally, there are two major categories for this distinction:
Do not have a direct venting feature and do not require the opening of the chimney to vent the fire. Often the air is circulated through another area and these can be quite fuel efficient.
This vents the air in the fireplace out of the chimney.
A 3rd way that people categorize fireplaces is by their designated use and the area where they will be used in. There are generally two categories of fireplaces as designated by their use area:
Designed to be set up inside a house.
Materials are suitable for outdoors.
Another way to categorize fireplaces is based on their decorative affect. In this classification scheme, fireplaces are sorted by how they are used for decorating. Some examples include:
There are many different ways for describing these fireplaces. There are also many different styles of fireplaces that can be used.
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