From time immemorial the home was a symbol of comfort, warmth, beauty, friendliness. Today, not everyone can or wants to keep the house open fire, especially residents of urban apartments. And electric fireplaces become an excellent alternative.
A home electric fireplace skillfully imitates a real fire, which everyone likes to admire for long free evenings. It eliminates the need to find ways to install a real fireplace , which requires the presence of conditions, location and construction of the chimney.
Electric fireplaces for an apartment
The difference between an electric fireplace and the present is that instead of an open fire, its imitation is present here. This fireplace perfectly warms and, unlike other electric heaters such as radiators and heat fans , can work in different modes: warm and display a picture of the flame, just to please the eye without heating.
To install such a device, it does not take long and difficult to organize a place for installation, prepare and connect it to the chimney, especially since it is simply not provided for in apartments. Maintenance and operation of such an electric heater-fireplace is extremely easy.
The electric fireplace works silently, and the flow of warm air moves smoothly and gently, filling the room and enveloping it evenly and everywhere.
The fireplace modes can be adjusted according to their needs. And not only to adjust the temperature of heating, but also the game of flame. His work simply fascinates, because the fire looks incredibly realistic. The electric fireplace looks harmoniously in any interior - whether it is a country house or a cottage, apartment, cafe or foyer of a public building.
Components of electric fireplaces
The main part of the decorative electric fireplace is a fireplace - an electric fireplace built into a special portal. This may be a niche in the wall, a non-working fireplace or a specially prepared structure. If you set the hearth separately, it will look like a fire. There is a wide variety of models of hearth fireplaces, so you can easily choose a suitable fireplace for both classical design and for more daring, for example, in the style of high-tech.
The portal for an electric fireplace is a frame that is made of stone, wood and other materials depending on the owner's preferences. A wide range of colors is also available. The fireplace portal in conjunction with the hearth is a harmonious and finished ensemble.
Electric fireplace with own hands
With a great desire, you can independently manufacture and install an electric fireplace at home. First you need to determine the place of its future location, its type, size. Then you need to buy a furnace and an electric part of the fireplace. From the tools you will need a hammer, screwdriver, level, screwdriver and metal scissors. Let's get started!
We need to make a pedestal portal. To do this, you can use an unnecessary table top made of MDF, covered with a protective layer, which does not allow penetration of moisture and is not afraid of high temperatures. Please note that the pedestal should be slightly larger than the portal.
The whole wall on which the fireplace will be installed is closed with heat-resistant building material, for example - asbestos. We make the marking, we fasten the guides from the metal profile on it. Ready-made frame is sewed with plasterboard,
After - we ground the entire surface, completely it is puttyed. Make holes for ventilation opposite the eyes in the body of the furnace.
It remains to decorate the portal, choosing for this purpose artificial stones, relief plaster, VD-paint or any other kind of decor to your taste.
For a fireplace it is necessary to spend all necessary communications - an electricity and ventilation for a fire chamber. That's all - it remains only to connect the electric fireplace and enjoy the beauty of the flame playing in it.