In our beach lake house currently I have for the first time ever in our life, a gas fireplace, but it is great, because you flip a switch and it goes on… There is some fake wood and kindling and such around it of course.
I believe you could say it looks romantic.
I would agree, then some folk even get fireplace apps for their TVs so they can have the look of a fireplace! But that doesn’t heat a house! Since I have been here I have needed no maintenance on our fireplace either. In the same timeframe I have had to have an Heating and A/C professional come out once. Then they turned up again a week later to upgrade the whole Heating and A/C system, needless to say our fireplace has been a bit less high maintenance. I use it alot in the winter. Sometimes I wonder if it is affecting our air quality at all, despite the fact that I have looked into it, and it seems enjoy the fire burns off any and all chemicals that might affect myself and others badly. That is not to say that I have not looked into air-purification systems though. I mean, with the amount that I use our gas fireplace, to myself and others it seems natural that I am thinking about this. I am on the fence, despite the fact that I read about it all, that is for sure, however obviously, our indoor air quality is important for our health. I have read about how terrible air quality in cities and such directly affects our lifespans. So you can bet this is something I take seriously, at the moment, I am going to keep using our gas fireplace, while at the same time, I am going to stay aware of the latest in whole beach lake house air purification.