Fireplace gas insert......advice/suggestions?

[Ducay]

Hey Guys,

Looking to replace the wood burning fireplace in my house with a gas insert that i'll actually use more than once a year.
Current fireplace has a log lighter and is nice and drafty.


Anyone have a gas insert installed recently? Cost? Who'd you go with? Where do I start?

[nickerjones]

Mr Fireplace is owned by my Canadian family , i hear they do good work ! Its on 17th ave and 52nd SE
I referred a CP'er there a while back and they said they talked to a guy named Ronald and he was great and helped them out..

[GoinAllTheWay]

Sacrilege!! How could you tear out wood fireplace in favour of gas?

I kid, they can get drafty. Any chance that could be fixed? Nothing beats a crackly pile of logs on a chilly winter night.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

Mr Fireplace is owned by my Canadian family , i hear they do good work ! Its on 17th ave and 52nd SE
I referred a CP'er there a while back and they said they talked to a guy named Ronald and he was great and helped them out..

This post confuses me.....is it your family?

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Sacrilege!! How could you tear out wood fireplace in favour of gas?

I kid, they can get drafty. Any chance that could be fixed? Nothing beats a crackly pile of logs on a chilly winter night.

Don't get me wrong, real wood fireplaces are the best things since sliced bread......if only it got used more often.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Ducay

This post confuses me.....is it your family?

My wife is from Calgary ... Her family owns it ! Her Mom's sister to be exact !

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

My wife is from Calgary ... Her family owns it ! Her Mom's sister to be exact !

So! no chance of getting ! a deal ?

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Ducay

So! no chance of getting ! a deal ?

don't know but I'll call and ask them.... Of course I won't know what a deal it is unless you have some prices already! Give them a call and I'll email them right now! The family owns the business, there are at least three stores that i know off. Calgary, red deer, And B.C. They actually live in B.C. Right now.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by nickerjones

don't know but I'll call and ask them.... Of course I won't know what a deal it is unless you have some prices already! Give them a call and I'll email them right now! The family owns the business, there are at least three stores that i know off. Calgary, red deer, And B.C. They actually live in B.C. Right now.

Great, thanks, let me know what they say! I'll give them a call this afternoon.


So does anyone have a ballpark figure of what im looking at (from those of you who've done it previously?)

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Sacrilege!! How could you tear out wood fireplace in favour of gas?

I kid, they can get drafty. Any chance that could be fixed? Nothing beats a crackly pile of logs on a chilly winter night.

Last Friday night was awesome for my fireplace...and the rest of the weekend.

Probably most of this week as well.....

I had a nice mix of Birch and Pine burning to keep me warm.

[Ducay]

Bump!!!!!

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Bump!!!!!

Well, get the blower fan right away. It makes a dramatic difference in moving the heat around. Plus if you don't get the fan the heat climbs up your mantle and makes it really hot, which seems like a bad thing to me.

That's all I got.