A Cozy Fireplace

Today we signed the contract to build a fire place. We realized that our original plan of just having the chimney put in and eventual we will put in the fireplace really wouldn't work out so well. The ovens and fireplace are so heavy that there cannot be any under the floor heating in that area and a different surface on the flooring. The costs just increase to wait so we took the hit now. This is one of the bits that makes it a 'dream home'. We chose a marble facade which slaps onto a actually heating oven. Looks like a classic fireplace but without being open. It can also actually heat a house up to 125 square meters! See the sales brochure picture. We actually ordered ours in a sand color which is more subdued and not the white shown in the picture and the heating element is in all black. Also it will not be flush against the wall as shown since the walls wouldn't be big enough to contain the heating unit inside. We have the casing around the chimney built around it as part of the price. We purchased the combination at the factory outlet store in Duisburg of the Hark firm where they produce all of their wares. It seemed like a good deal compared to the regular prices around for this type of system. It is about a 40 minute drive from Mettmann.