One of the reasons my partner and I bought our house was the fireplace, but the fireplace is a focal point, and it’s a large design of fieldstones and dominates the kitchen, then my superb friend and I had visions of a fire on frigid winter time afternoons.
My superb friend and I hoped to care about the cozy ambience and reduce our heating bills; After living in the house for five years, my superb friend and I built two fires.
My superb friend and I realized that chopping wood is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and horrible task, dragging dirty wood through the house makes a mess. A fire is hard to get started and then creates fumes, sparks and ash. After having a fire, it’s necessary to have the chimney professionally cleaned. I started looking into converting the wood burning fireplace into a gas alternative. I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to replace the hearth and mantle. The existing hearth and mantle were aged, detrimentd and of bad quality. They detracted from the aesthetics of the fireplace and the entire kitchen. I wanted a mantle that would not only compliment the fieldstone however also offer display availability. I had no idea of how to go about replacing the mantle and hearth; When I spoke with an Heating, Ventilation & A/C supplier about converting the fireplace from wood burning to natural gas, I asked him for recommendations; He directed me to a local apartment furniture builder. I got in touch with a master craftsman who was able to design and build a hardwood mantle and hearth. He came to the house, took measurements and sketched up ideas. He offered samples of different types of woods and had superb ideas. He also handled the upgrade.