| Fireplaces are usually appliances that are | | | | Another feature of this fireplace is that it does |
| constructed in homes. They are made to house | | | | not require a foundation or chimney to direct the |
| an open fire for heating proposes and sometimes | | | | smoke. The smoke that is generated can be |
| to cook. A fireplace is an ideal place to relax with | | | | vented directly out of the wall. Direct vent |
| family and friends on a cold wintry day. It could | | | | fireplaces are easier and less expensive to install. |
| be the best place to converse with friends and | | | | Direct vent fireplaces use natural gas or propane |
| family or read a book. In fact, when it comes | | | | to burn. Most of them have a glass door to seal |
| right down to it, nothing quite matches the | | | | the gas piping and prevent leakages. Because |
| warmth and ambiance of flickering flames in a | | | | they are gas-fired, these units address the serious |
| fireplace. If you do not have a fireplace as a | | | | problem of wood-smoke pollution. Unlike |
| feature in your home, a direct vent fireplace is | | | | wood-burners, these gas fireplaces give off |
| the perfect answer. | | | | virtually no particulates. |
| Direct vent fireplaces look like a fireplace, but | | | | In modern homes, direct vent fireplaces have |
| solve the problem of burning wood. They | | | | taken over the conventional style of fireplaces. |
| integrate technology to get rid of noxious fumes | | | | They are environmental friendly and can be easily |
| and the trouble required to setup a wood fire. | | | | installed in any home. Prices for the fireplaces |
| Traditional fireplaces are made of brick and | | | | vary, depending upon size, style and finish. They |
| mortar, with a foundation and a chimney. Direct | | | | start at about $450 -- a small price to pay for |
| vent fireplaces use a method called "zero | | | | the value, comfort and enjoyment they bring to a |
| clearance technology." They are made of metal | | | | home. |
| and are designed to fit in a wooden frame. | | | | |