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Help Keep Costs Down & Save Money – Energy Efficient Fireplaces
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Help Keep Costs Down & Save Money – Energy Efficient Fireplaces

Energy prices seem to creep up each year and those left in charge don’t seem to be able to fight it, this means that we have to fight it ourselves by taking more care over our energy usage and how we choose to heat our homes. A modern gas fire might not guzzle too much gas but the price increases all the time so it can be a tricky energy source to judge when you’re tightening your belt.

While we are coming to the end of the year and entering the coldest months you might be tempted to boost your heating a little bit, but recently it was shown that you’ll spend less money by having a solid fuel burning fireplace. In comparison to a gas fire you’ll have a homely log burning fire place and lower bills on top of that. There are apparently a record number of houses with wood burners with a huge jump seen over the last five years.

Investment

There is yet another added bonus when it comes to open fronted fireplaces however. It would seem that when looking at properties people prefer the open fire, adding as much as £10,000 to the price of house. When it is so simple to have one installed then it would seem crazy not to, especially if you’re planning on selling your home and you want to get as much out of it as possible.

In Fashion

Rafts of celebrities have taken up the traditional wood burning fireplace including Mick Jagger and Kate Winslet to name but a few. They can be as plain or as ornate as you would like, and if you would prefer you can even get glass fronted solid fuel fireplaces to keep things neat and tidy if you’re worried about mess.

Open fires are said to work best in houses which feel a draft as the fireplace will devour the oxygen and give you even more heat, and while your heating can keep the home warm for an hour or so after being switched off, a fireplace will keep a room heated far longer. Even if you don’t have a draft in your house it is still a sound investment when the price hikes for gas bills come each winter.

Costs

You’ll want to know the price difference of course so here are the cold hard facts from HETAS (Heating Equipment Testing and Approval Scheme), they state that burning wood costs 2.5p per kilowatt-hour whereas gas or oil works out costing 4p per kilowatt-hour and electricity at 11p. From those figures it’s clear how much cheaper a wood burner can be, in the long run the money you save (or make if you’re selling the house) will outstrip what you pay to have a new fireplace installed.

When considering your next fireplace you should call in the professionals to have it done right. At Enviro-Flame we specialise in solid fuel burning fires, both with glass fronts and without glass fronts. Available in a range of styles, materials and with a design for every home you won’t regret getting back to the natural warmth of a wood burning fireplace.

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