How To Choose Gas Logs for Your Fireplace

Everything You Need to Know About Gas Hearth Products

When it comes to adding warmth and charm without the mess or hassle of logs and embers, plenty of your neighbors are discovering the ease and style of a gas fireplace. One thing that always surprises people is the realistic look and actual warmth of a gas fireplace. This is no plastic log over a lightbulb!

People always ask, “How do you choose the logs you use in a gas fireplace?” Well, the logs in a gas fireplace are made from cement, ceramic, or ceramic fiber blends that are carefully crafted and painted to look just like real wood logs. You can even specify a species of wood you want to display. Gas logs are made to withstand high heat and can last for several seasons depending on how much you use your gas fireplace.

Is Converting to a Gas Fireplace Easy?

It is! It’s quite common to convert an existing fireplace to work with a gas log set, or a gas log insert. But the best part about a gas fireplace is that you don’t even need a chimney to make that happen. The professionals at Junction Fuels can make it easy to add a gas fireplace to virtually any room in your Vermont home.

Whether you’re converting a wood-burning hearth or adding a new gas hearth, the main choice you need to make is between ventless and direct vent designs.

Ventless or Direct Vent: What’s Best?

Direct vent and vent-free technology are two great ways to add a gas fireplace even if you don’t have a chimney or flue. All that’s needed is access to propane gas.

• Ventless models have a regulator that produces a fine gas-air mix that allows the gas to burn cleanly, and reduces the fumes associated with traditional gas fireplaces. However, because they are ventless, there are regulations about where a ventless gas fireplace can be installed.
• With direct venting, a single dual-chambered pipe is installed directly through a wall to the outdoors. The pipe simultaneously draws air for the fire from the outdoors, while it expels the fire’s combustion byproducts to the outside.

A direct vent gas hearth can be installed almost anywhere. That means you can incorporate cozy charm into just about any room, including living rooms and family rooms, but also kitchens and dining rooms, too. Create your dream master suite or a spa-like bathroom escape, just by adding a gas fireplace. You can also convert traditional fireplaces to a maintenance-free propane hearth with a gas log insert.

The Size of the Log Set Matters

Aesthetically, you want your log set to be in proportion to your fireplace. The size of the fireplace and the size of your burner will help you determine the size of your gas log set. You need to allow space for control valves, gas lines, and other elements so the width of your burner should not be the exact width of your fireplace.

In any case, we can help make sure you choose the best size for your hearth.

What are the Benefits of a Propane Fireplace?

Propane-fueled fireplaces add ambiance—but they also provide efficient supplemental heat without the mess, smoke, and ash of a wood-burning fireplace. Plus, a gas hearth is much safer, too.

No more playing with matches and waiting for tricky kindling to catch—you can turn on and adjust the flame with a wall switch or even a remote control and turn it off when you are done. No waiting for embers to burn out or worrying that they will flare up again by mistake.

Warm Up Your Home with a Gas Log Set from Junction Fuels!

Nothing beats the cozy charm and ambiance of a fireplace. Let our team show you just how easy and affordable installing a gas fireplace or stove can be this late winter season. We service and install everything we sell, and we stand by our work.

Contact us for more information today or to find out more about our current selection.