Choosing the Right Fireplace Model for Your Home

Fireplace Xtrordinair® offers the following:

  • 10 Deluxe traditional gas burning fireplaces, with dozens of beautiful designer faces or trim and fireback combinations to personalize your fireplace.
  • 4 Deluxe Linear gas burning fireplaces with underlit glass and multiple Fire-Art interiors options
  • For the budget minded customer Fireplace Xtrordinair® offers
  • 8 ProBuilder Clean Faces gas fireplaces
  • 6 ProBuilder Linear gas fireplaces.

While every one of these fireplaces embody the same attention to detail in design and construction, each fireplace collection is quite unique. Sizing and heating capacity range from the petite ProBuilder 24 Clean Face to the enormous 4237 fireplace.

Fireplaces (a.k.a. zero clearance fireplaces) are typically installed during the construction of a new home or as part of a remodel project. As opposed to an insert, the housing (or firebox) of a fireplace is composed of an inner and outer metal shell. The term “zero clearance” refers to the fact that the framing (studs and subfloor) can come directly in contact with the firebox; no clearance is required, allowing lots of installation flexibility.

Efficiency

We carry gas and wood fireplaces that are ideal for both zonal heat (i.e., heating a particular room or area) and whole house heating. Our gas fireplaces can achieve efficiency ratings as high as 85%, while our Elite and Apex series wood-burning fireplaces have an enviable overall efficiency rating up to 79%.

Gas Fireplace Venting

Sealed, direct vent gas fireplaces preserve indoor and outdoor air quality by preventing carbon monoxide, soot and nitrogen dioxide from entering your home and excess moisture building-up inside. Our unique vent style makes fireplace installation easy. You can vent directly out the rear of the fireplace through a sidewall of your home, or up through the roof as with a traditional masonry fireplace.

Sizing your Fireplace For Your Home

Consult with your authorized Fireplace Xtrordinair® dealer to verify which fireplace size best suits your situation. Before you do, though, take time to answer the following questions:

  1. How will you use your fireplace: For zonal or supplemental heat or to heat the whole house?
  2. How many square feet do you want to heat?
  3. If you’re installing a gas fireplace, will you use natural gas or propane? And is it piped to the house already?

Install Guide (pdf)