Adapt your fireplace, an inefficient heating source, with a fireplace insert to improve efficiency and maintain that cozy hearth look while generating heat.

Sitting before a crackling fire may be your favorite way to warm up this winter, but an open fireplace isn’t only an inefficient heating source, it also can create high levels of smoke inside and outside your home.

But an energy-saving wood burning insert lets you transform your existing hearth into a super-efficient heater that can cut your energy bills — by as much as 40%.

However, savings vary greatly depending on the insert’s efficiency, your climate, your home’s layout, the R-value of your insulation, the height of your ceiling, and regional differences in fuel costs, which are constantly in flux.

What You'll Spend

Inserts generally run about $3,000 to $4,000, including installation and a chimney liner.

But don’t rely on any insert as a primary heater; you need a furnace just in case something goes wrong and to protect pipes from freezing in cold climates.

Wood-Burning Insert Creates Real Heat With Real Logs

If a freestanding wood stove is too large to fit into your hearth or the style of your hearth makes it impractical, you can opt for a wood-burning insert — a wood stove without legs. This firebox slides into your existing masonry or metal fireplace and burns real logs.

Your installer snakes a stainless steel liner down your chimney and fits a decorative flange made of black cast iron or steel or colored porcelain around the insert, hiding its steel sides and filling the gap between the box and your hearth.

A front door with ceramic glass radiates heat into the room. You open the door to stack the wood, then shut it, on most models, while your fire is burning. Most wood-burning inserts also create convection heat with a fan located underneath the firebox.

Wood-burning inserts can heat anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 sq. ft., depending on their size. Inserts are small enough to fit into most traditional masonry fireplaces.

An insert designed to heat 1,500 square feet will burn for three to five hours before you need to reload; for 1,500 to 3,000 sq. ft., you usually have an eight- to 10-hour burn window.

Green Factor: Efficiency rating of 60% to 80% on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-certified models.

For more information contact West Sport in Sudbury.

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Adding a Design Specialties fireplace door not only adds beauty to your fireplace, it also helps your fireplace burn more efficiently, reduce heating and cooling costs and provides protection for your family and home.

Protection

If you have a wood burning fireplace, a fireplace glass door provides protection from sparks or logs tumbling out of the fireplace which can harm your family and home. If you have a gas fireplace, our screens and doors add an extra layer of protection from the hot glass found on many of today's contemporary fireplaces. Our doors also prevent children and pets from getting too close to the fireplace.

Increase energy efficiency

An open fireplace is just like an open window. A fireplace door helps prevent warm air being lost up the chimney during the winter and keeps cool air in during the summer which can help reduce your heating & cooling costs.

More efficient burning

Glass doors actually help your fire burn better. By enclosing the burning area, firewood is able to burn greater and produce more heat. The glass doors also absorb and radiate heat into the room better than a fireplace without doors.

Beauty and Style

Design Specialties fireplace doors bring a new look and style to your fireplace. Whether you're replacing an old existing fireplace door or doing a complete renovation, you'll find the door that will complete your fireplace. Choose from over 20 different door models and over 35 different finishes.

For more information on glass doors for your open fireplace, contact West Sport in Sudbury.

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When it comes to glass fireplace doors there are hundreds of options available. You can choose stock or custom doors. It all depends on the size and style of your fireplace the type of fireplace doors. Here are some reasons you might choose a custom fireplace glass door rather than standard, stock sized door.

Typically the reason a homeowner chooses a custom fireplace door because of a unique size. Stock fireplace doors are generally made in just a few sizes so you may see something you like but it just won’t fit your fireplace. In that case, you can get something made that is similar and that fits the opening. Many times fireplace openings will be much too large for a stock door or you may have a smaller opening that is not a common size.

Another reason you may choose a custom fireplace glass door is because you have a unique opening on your fireplace. Stock sized doors are generally not made to fit anything that is not perfectly square. For example, if you have a Rumford style fireplace (a fireplace opening that is taller than it is wide) or an arched opening you most likely will not find a stock size to fit. Many fireplaces even have unique openings, like a scrolling design at the top, for which fireplace doors are not traditionally made and would require custom design.

In some cases, a stock size may fit your opening but it wouldn’t look like you had pictured. If you already have a door on your fireplace and are looking to replace it you may also require a precise fit. A stock sized door may be slightly larger and overlap more than your previous door and cover decorative tile or marble. Alternately, a stock size that will fit your opening may be smaller than your current door leaving exposed brick or tile that is now discolored or damaged from having a door attached to it. A custom door can easily solve both of these problems by providing a perfect fit.

But maybe you just have a specific design in mind. With so many doors on the market, you can get just about anything you can imagine. Fireplace glass doors come in endless styles to fit any décor. There are a variety of craftsman style doors with unique designs that are only made to order. Most steel doors are only custom made and have heavier hinges and feel and have smoother opening and closing doors. Many stock doors are only available in a few stock colors, but the same door may also be available in a custom color to coordinate with your decor.

Whatever your reason for choosing a custom door, there are hundreds of options so you can get exactly what you want. While this can be an overwhelming task, at West Sport in Sudbury we can help.

For more information contact us.

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Fireplace doors are crucial to any home with a fireplace. Most homeowners think that having a fireplace allows them to control and create the heat in their home. That's not true. Installing fireplace doors has numerous benefits.

Glass fireplace doors will make your home safer. They keep small children and pets safe from the fireplace and they keep any sparks, hot ash, and other debris in the fireplace instead of on your carpet. They also prevent pests that enter your chimney in the spring and summer from being able to enter your home.

Fireplace doors also allow you to better control the heat and increase the efficiency of your fireplace. Doors keep the cold air from entering your home through the chimney, and they keep the warm air from escaping up the chimney. In fact, they can reduce air loss through the chimney by 90%. This saves you money year round on your utility bills.

Installing fireplace doors is also a great way to make your fireplace look more attractive, up-to-date, and creative. With so many designs and colors available, as well as custom fireplace doors – you will be able to find a door that looks great with your décor.

There are fireplace doors to fit any size and shape fireplace. You will be able to find whatever style door you want, and you can personalize your fireplace doors to fit your style. It’s a great way to tie in your fireplace with the rest of your home.

For more information, contact West sport in Sudbury.

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It is important that as a homeowner you make the right purchase when it comes to glass fireplace doors. There are many reasons why you should purchase doors for an open fireplace and all those reason should come into consideration while you’re making your decision. At West Sport in Sudbury, we sell quite a few sets of glass fireplace doors, and we talk to a lot of homeowners in the area about them. If you are a homeowner that has been wondering what all the fuss is about and what the benefits are of purchasing and installing fireplace doors; here are your answers.

Benefits:

1. SAFETY

Fireplace Doors create a strong barrier between a hot, dangerous fireplace and your children and pets. This isn’t just the case when the fire is burning. You don’t want your kid putting their hand into hot ashes left over from a fire and you don’t want your cat to think that it has found a new litter box.

Fireplace Doors also protect your home from the sparks and embers that could escape from the fireplace and burn your carpet or wood floor.

As a side note: the tempered glass that is used for the fireplace door is considered to be safety glass. If it were to break it would shatter into millions of fragments rather than breaking into a few sharp, jagged pieces, making it more difficult to be cut.

2. EFFICIENCY

Glass Fireplace Doors create a thermal barrier between your room's conditioned air and the outside world. Think about this; you spend hundreds of dollars throughout the winter heating your home and then you have a 36” square hole in the middle of your living room where that conditioned air can escape.

Now, most of the fireplaces have a throat damper. This little contraption does help. It is located at the top of the firebox and closes the flue – but…it is made of metal and has no seal (it can’t – the seal would be too close to the fire and burn up). So there are all kinds of gaps and spaces where that air is escaping – OR – the cold wind is blowing down the chimney and into the room.

Something else to consider is the efficiency you gain by burning a fire with the doors closed. This will increase your fireplaces efficiency because you will use less conditioned air to feed the fire and you will still realize the benefit of the radiant heat from the fireplace.

3. DECORATIVE

Gone are the days of the gold and brass finishes being your only option when it comes to your fireplace door. With the advent of powder coat finishes, a host of modern finish options are available to you. The draft assembly of the door used to be masked by a filigree – but the 1970’s called and asked for it back. Now the draft assembly is hidden so it does not take away from the design of the door. Very creative patterns can be laser cut into sheets of steel to create any type of fireplace door you can imagine.

For more information on glass fireplace doors contact West Sport in Sudbury.

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The fireplace is the heart of the room. Our custom built fireplace doors and screens bring a new level of style to your fireplace that you and your family will enjoy for years.

If you live in a home with an open masonry fireplace, you may want to consider custom designed fireplace doors. If you enjoy a nice roaring fire on a cold winter night, fireplace doors can make the fireplace more efficient and more attractive, for less cost and hassle than a fireplace insert. Another benefit, with glass fireplace doors you can choose  what you want your fireplace surround to look like. You’re not beholden to the design of a manufactured insert.

Glass custom fireplace doors are designs that reflect your style.

Want to make it even easier? We also offer a great variety of existing fireplace doors. Masonry fireplaces can have a variety of looks. Contemporary. Traditional. Transitional. And your fireplace door should reflect that style. West Sport in Sudbury offers the widest variety of doors in the widest design styles. Choose the clean, sleek lines of the Moderne for a contemporary look. The Brookfield and Carolina doors feature popular design options that work with a variety of styles. The Hammered Edge door features a traditional look that shows the "Old World" craftsmanship that goes into every door. The almost unlimited finish and design options allow you to design a fireplace door that shows your style.

For more information on fireplace doors and screens, contact West Sport in Sudbury.

If you have an old masonry fireplace in your home, you can make it more efficient and beautiful while making your home warmer. Add a wood burning fireplace insert to your home now and have it in time to enjoy it during the cool nights this fall. Fireplace inserts allow you to enjoy a hotter fire, faster, and they produce more effective heat. Fireplace inserts increase the efficiency of your fireplace and give your living space a whole new look and feel. The Sudbury area has plenty of older homes with open fireplaces. If you enjoy a wood burning fire in the winter, and your home has an older masonry fireplace, wood burning fireplace inserts will be more effective, make your home more efficient, and reduce your heating bills; all while making your fireplace more attractive.

Wood burning fireplace inserts are made with a firebox that creates a hotter fire. The heated air is forced into your home rather than up the chimney and this makes heating your home, easier, less expensive and more efficient. But best of all, fireplace inserts are beautiful with décor accents and large glass doors to enhance any the style of any home. Inserts for fireplaces provide a beautiful focal point to any room and complement any style décor.

Right now is a great time to take a look at fireplace inserts for faster installation time which means you can enjoy it as soon as the cold weather sets in.

For more information, contact West Sport in Sudbury.

This is the time of year when the nights start getting cooler and we have to begin thinking about home heating for the winter.  Nothing is more relaxing and comfortable than enjoying a warm, blazing fire on a cold winter's nigh. But ambience is not all you want out of a fire during the winter, you want efficient, inexpensive and attractive heat too.

An attractive and efficient fireplace insert can be easily installed into any open masonry fireplace. This makes your home more efficient, and adds a focal point to any living space. Fireplace inserts are attractive and efficient year round too. With an open fireplace treated air goes right out the chimney.

In the winter who doesn’t love a fire in the fireplace? Both wood burning fireplace inserts and gas fireplace inserts are popular around the Boston are for home heating in the fall and winter.

Both gas and wood fireplace inserts are sealed, helping the fire burn hotter. They also have fans to help blow the heated air out into the room. This makes them a more efficient heat source than open fireplaces.

A fireplace insert is a great choice for supplemental heat or to heat your entire home. They produce a lot of heat and are very efficient. In fact, they are more efficient than most furnaces.

The heat they produce is very efficient and they can heat your home even if you lose power during a winter storm. Fireplace inserts are  dependable heat that looks beautiful and is aesthetically pleasing.

Choose from a wide variety of sizes and styles to fit any home décor. Fireplace inserts can meet the style or requirements of any home. For more information on wood and gas fireplace inserts, contact West Sport in Sudbury today and eliminate the wait for delivery and installation.

If you are considering a fireplace insert for your home, there are lots of advantages and benefits to consider including beauty, efficiency, cleaner burning, and a warmer home while spending less on heating.

A fireplace insert is a steel firebox that fits into your existing open fireplace. Air from inside your home is drawn into it, warmed from the fire, and then blown back into your home. This radiant heat is one of the advantages of a wood insert. Open fireplaces lose hot air up the chimney, fireplace inserts improve the efficiency of an open fireplace by putting more heat into your home.

Fireplace inserts are much more energy efficient, which means they improve the efficiency of your whole home. Fires make more heat, so your thermostat stays low. They burn efficiently, so they make less smoke than an open fireplace too.

Fireplace inserts also have an advantage over an open fireplace in regards to air quality as well. Because it is enclosed, less particles are put into the air. They burn hotter than an open fireplace, which means they get more heat out of every piece of firewood. So not only they do they “burn cleaner,” this also means you will save money on heat. But, even though they are enclosed, they are designed with large glass doors for a full view of the fire.

But besides all of these practical advantages, they are more attractive as well. Fireplace inserts often offer design options so that there is a style to match your home décor. Surrounds can be blended with your living space to ad to your home's personality and comfort.

For more information, contact West Sport in Sudbury.

School has started, September is here and Fall is right around the corner. If you are looking for a better, attractive, and more efficient way to heat your home this winter, now is the time to start looking for new fireplace inserts. Buy any gas or wood burning fireplace insert and pay ½ price on the chimney lining system. A savings of up to $400.

HearthStone  fireplace inserts have a tradition of building high-performing, clean burning wood inserts. They offer many beautiful models to match any décor and to fit any home.  New gas and wood burning fireplace inserts have a large open viewing of the fire. Fireplace inserts are beautiful and efficient and they also have exceptional heat output.

Want to change the look of your living area without undertaking a massive remodeling project? Buy a fireplace insert. There is certainly one for you and your lifestyle that will beautify your home, warm your family, save you money and meet your needs.

Purchase any wood or gas insert and get the chimney liner at half price. Don’t miss out; and by ordering soon you won’t wait long on installation. It’s time for you to invest in saving money on heating.

Contact West Sport in Sudbury for more information.