The holiday season brings visions of stockings, hung on the mantel above a crackling fireplace. The smell burning in the fireplace conjures happy memories of times past spent with friends and family. A fireplace serves as a beautiful centerpiece surrounded by moments of joy and peace with friends and family, especially during the holiday season. If your fireplace brings you headaches instead of joy, it may be time to consider making improvements to create the perfect ambiance in your home.
Fight off winter chills with a new fireplace
Are you afraid to light your fireplace? Do you feel a chill creeping through your house in the evenings? If so, then it’s time for you to consider replacing your fireplace, stove, or insert with something that makes you feel safe and warm. Modern fireplaces are a great source of heat to fight off the chill and bring a beauty into your home.
Are You Ready for Winter
Cooler weather will be here before we know it. We can share in the excitement of the leaves changing and fresh powder on the slopes. Or are you looking forward to quiet evenings at home, gathered around the fireplace with your family? We can help you make sure your home and family are safe this winter by cleaning and inspecting the most iconic thing in your living room, your fireplace! Here’s some common questions we’re asked and how we can help you.
What’s Old Is New Again!
Maybe it’s the sensational experience of throwing a log on a crackling fire, or it could be the energy independence and environmental sustainability of burning cut trees. Sometimes it’s the beauty that an updated hearth appliance adds to your home. Maybe it’s the increased efficiency and high heat output of today’s wood burning fireplaces. At Mountain Hearth & Patio, our recent increase in wood burning fireplace installations comes from a combination of all the above.
Transform Your Space with a Gas Hearth Appliance
Are you looking for a stunning centerpiece to complete your living room? Do you need to upgrade an old, drafty masonry fireplace with a modern looks and heat? Are you finishing a basement or room addition and need to add a heat source? You can solve all of these problems with a brand-new gas hearth appliance.
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This Fireplace Brand Should Be a Household Name!
Have your travel plans been postponed this year? Bring something new and exciting to your home instead! Invest your travel budget into your own home and make it where you want to be! Give your living room a facelift, add a cozy lodge-getaway feeling to your bedroom, or create a new living space in your basement.
No Vacation? No Problem!
Did your vacation plans get foiled this year? Don’t fret! Make your home where you want to be! We all have been spending a lot of time in our homes this spring; so for summer, why not improve the centerpiece where your family gathers? Whether inside or out, we’ll show you why a new hearth appliance or outdoor fire pit can make your home seem like a whole new place!
Are You Stacking Your Firewood Properly?
If you burn wood for heat, it’s important to use properly dried and seasoned wood to get the best efficiency from your fireplace. This is not just important for helping you burn less wood for more heat, it is also key to keeping creosote buildup in your chimney low. Keeping your firewood dry and ready to burn is all in how you store it. Your wood should have a moisture content of 20% or less.
Create a Backyard Getaway With a Gas Fire Pit
Are you looking for the perfect feature to turn your backyard into your own private getaway? A gas fire pit is a great way to add fire and flair to your outdoor space.
If you’re looking for the perfect fire feature for your yard, patio, or deck, we can help. At Mountain Hearth & Patio, our certified team has years of experience installing and maintaining gas fire pits in the Foothills, Lakewood, Littleton, and Denver. We can help you pick the perfect fire pit for your outdoor space, from selecting the right shape and size of burner to choosing the finishing touches that make your fire pit unique.
Is Your Fireplace 2020-ready?
Your fireplace should be safe, warm, and saving you money. If your fireplace is old and outdated, 2020 is the perfect time to replace it. In May, stronger EPA standards for wood burning heaters go into effect. These new standards mean that any wood stove you buy now will be more efficient than ever. Not only that, but modern, efficient stoves are eligible for a tax credit!
Don't put off vital chimney repairs
Ahh, springtime! The snow is melting, the trees are budding, the flowers are blooming, you’re stuck at home; and your chimney is leaking. Have you been spending more time at home and heard a persistent, unfound dripping? After a Colorado winter, with months of snow and ice sitting against your chimney, spring is when we notice the new leaks. Call your local fireplace and chimney experts to fix it!
Why You Should Take Care Of Chimney Maintenance Early!
It’s time to think about the health of your chimney system. A lot can happen to a chimney over the winter, from creosote buildup to cracks expanding in masonry work. While you can expect creosote buildup from regular use, A CSIA-Certified chimney sweep should remove it and inspect the chimney annually.
What Does Spring Mean To You?
Show Your Fireplace Some Love
This February, if you’ve been enjoying the beauty of a fire in your home and you haven’t given a thought to maintenance, it’s time to show your fireplace a little love. Fireplaces require annual maintenance to continue burning reliably, safely, and efficiently. If you’re not getting what you need from your hearth appliance, you can bring romance and heat to your home with a beautiful new fireplace, stove, or insert.
Your Guide to Gas Hearth Appliances
When you’re shopping for a new gas hearth appliance, it helps to know exactly what you’re looking for. The hearth industry is replete with jargon and learning about the different appliances can be dizzying. However, knowing the basic types of gas hearth appliance is the best place to start when you’re ready to tackle your project.
Gas Fireplaces – A Convenient Source of Heat for Your Family
In the dead of winter, heat is the key to your comfort. If you’ve ever lugged firewood into your home to keep warm, you know that—for all the cozy ambiance—wood burning can be a labor intensive chore. For some people, this is a labor of love. However, if you have a wood burning fireplace or no fireplace at all and you want to bring a convenient, safe, and beautiful source of warmth to your family; a gas fireplace, stove, or insert could be perfect for you.
Improve Your Heat in the New Year
Does your New Year’s Resolution include bringing warmth, safety, and beauty to your family, all while saving money? You can have it all with a new hearth appliance! Whether you burn natural gas, propane, pellets or cordwood, today’s appliances are more efficient and designed to put out more heat than previous generations. Regardless of fuel, most of today’s hearth appliances boast up to 80% efficiency, which means a cleaner burn, more heat in your home, and savings on your heating bills.
9 Great Ideas on Creating the Ultimate Cozy Home Interior – Hygge Life
The snowy landscapes in Jefferson County can be beautiful. But, sometimes, they are best enjoyed from a cozy vantage point indoors (such as your home's interior after implementing these great tips). Many of these ideas are borrowed from the unique Danish concept of the "hygge" life.