Hanging fireplaces: an original miracle for the house
Everyone strives to make their home as cozy and comfortable as possible. Gradually, equipping the place of his habitat, various options for increasing home comfort are considered. So the idea arises - to equip a living room with an open hearth. Living flame always affects people enchantingly, therefore, it is natural that the installation of an open fireplace is one of the priority moments in the design of the interior.
A bit of history
When the time comes for a choice, directly to the structure itself, an option appears in a suspended design. The first such products appeared in the middle of the last century in Western Europe. Their design is constantly being improved. It must be said that since then the hanging fireplace has firmly entered the life of man. So strong that in 2009 the 1st model was recognized as the most beautiful thing in the whole world.
Today, such devices are made in various styles, which allows them to be used in interiors of various designs. It is an expensive pleasure to equip a home interior with a hearth, but if you have instructions for creating, installing and installing this device, you can assemble it yourself.
Design principles
The basis of the hanging fireplace is a metal casing, which is attached to the ceiling or wall using a pipe. Since the device is light in weight, it is possible to use even low-bearing planes for installation.
It is no coincidence that metal has become the main material for the manufacture of pendant fireplaces. Using its high plasticity, designers have the opportunity to embody their wildest ideas.
Modern technologies make it possible to produce a metal case of almost any shape, making a regular interior item elegant and original.
Model Types
Suspended fireplaces can be divided into 3 categories: wood, biofireplaces, electric.
A woodburner must have a chimney. If a device with an open firebox is used, exhaust ventilation must be operational.
Biofireplace can be without a chimney, as it works using liquid fuel. This allows you to reduce the weight of the finished product to 7-10 kg.
An electric fireplace implies the use of electric heating spirals in its furnace.
Advantages and disadvantages of hanging fireplaces
The advantages include:
- originality of performance.
- compactness. The largest weighs no more than 50 kg.
- the availability of installation in any room.
- the possibility of self-fulfillment.
Installation of these structures is possible anywhere: in a cottage, an apartment of a multi-storey building - the weight of the product allows you to do this. Installation is quite simple and does not require a special foundation or insulation of floors.
Of the shortcomings, it should be noted: a rather high price of the product, low heat dissipation, so such a fireplace can more likely be considered as a decorative element of the interior, rather than a heating device.
Undoubtedly, modern pendant fireplaces are high-tech products.They belong to exquisite interior items and are always in the spotlight. It is near them that it is customary to gather as a family in the evenings. Therefore, a hanging hearth with live fire will create a unique atmosphere in the house, home comfort and peace.
