With winter well and truly here, now is the time to think about updating your fireplace. Hotprice.co.uk have recently added even more products including gas fires, electric fires, woodburning stoves and complete fireplaces in both traditional and contemporary designs. A large range of new Gas Fires have been introduced including fires that offer incredible efficiency as well as offering a stunning focal point in your home. Fuel effects include coal, pebbles, logs and even minimalist flame only fires which can be operated by hand held remote controls.



Even homes without a chimney or flue can benefit from the warming glow of a new fireplace with powerflue or balanced flue gas fires. This type of fire vents horizontally through an outside wall rather than the usual way of up a chimney or flue.

Recent additions of Electric Fires include wall mounted fires that simply hand on the wall and do not require to be inset. Most of these electric fires can be operated as 'flame only' meaning the flame effect can be used without the need to have the heater on. Plus more electric fires now feature energy saving LED lights that cost a fraction to run compared to normal light bulbs and last a lot longer.

For homeowners who are looking to reduce their heating bills, www.hotprice.co.uk can also offer a large range of woodburning stoves and multi-fuel stoves in designs to suit all tastes. Most models include air wash systems and have been designed to burn wood and coal extremely efficiency and provide incredible heat output. Some stoves are so clean burning that they can also be used in smokeless areas.

Gas Fire installation in the UK needs to be carried out by a CORGI registered installer. CORGI installers work to recognised standards and any gas fire not fitted by a CORGI installer would invalidate any guarantee and could seriously compromise on safety. A list of CORGI fitters can be found on the CORGI web site -

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Fireplace Designs - whether your looking to recreate a Georgian look in your period home or the very last uber cool, minimalist wall mounted designs from Holland, there is a tremendous range of fireplaces on offer at Hotprice. Stone fireplaces have a natural beauty and are available in many sizes. Marble fireplaces now start from as little as a few hundred pounds and most have the option of choosing a marble colour to suit your decor.

There´s a whole host of sexy fires and stoves to choose from, but the kind of flue you have will determine the type of appliance you can install. Many homes don´t have a flue so first find out whether you have one. If so, what type of flue is it, and is it clean and sturdy? It needs to be in a good state of repair to allow fumes to escape safely.

A traditional chimney, or Class 1 flue as it´s known (usually found in pre-Sixties houses), gives the most heating options.

A Class 2 Pre-Fabricated Flue is a metal flue box that is situated behind the fire connecting to a series of metal flue pipes running up through the house terminating with a pipe and terminal through the roof.

Class 2 Pre-Cast Flue are commonly found in more modern homes. Constructed using hollow concrete flue blocks which create a flue up through the property usually terminating with a ridge vent on the roof.