Fireplaces
Electric fires, set into the wall.
Every fire we fit is electric, which is what lets a media wall go anywhere rather than only where there is a flue. The choice is about width, how you will see it and whether you want it to actually heat the room.
Built in one to two days. Priced before we start.
What is included.
- The fire, supplied and set into the frame
- An aperture built to the fire's stated clearances
- Warm LED wash around the reveal
- Commissioning once the supply is live
What is involved
How to choose the width.
The commonest mistake is buying the fire first and making the wall fit it. The wall sets the width and the fire follows.
We cover the whole of the Wirral for this, including West Kirby, Hoylake and Heswall. Tell us your postcode and we will confirm the detail for your street.
01
Match it to the panel, not the room
A fire should sit comfortably inside the centre panel with panel showing either side. As a rule the fire wants to be about half the width of the panel it sits in, which on a standard chimney breast lands at a 50.
02
Wider is not automatically better
A 72 inch fire in a 2.6 metre room reads as a strip of orange rather than as a fireplace. The big ones belong on the wide walls, which is why they appear from the Hoylake up rather than across the whole range.
03
Height off the floor matters more than width
Sitting height is what makes a fire feel right. Too low and it disappears behind a coffee table, too high and it competes with the screen. We set it at the survey against your actual seating.
Get in touch
Two ways to start.
Both reach the same person.
- Send a photo A photo of the wall and a rough width is enough for a price. Message us
- Fill in the form Tell us the room and we will come back with a starting price. Get a price
What happens next
- We reply with a starting price
- We survey and draw your wall
- You approve the drawing
- Made, then fitted in a day or two
Good questions
Fireplace questions.
The fire sits in the wall. Here is the rest of it. Panelling and feature walls, How it works.
Do I need a chimney?
No. Every fire we fit is electric, so there is no flue, no sweeping and no ventilation requirement. That is the whole reason a media wall can go on any wall in the house.
How much does it cost to run?
The flame effect on its own is a few pence an evening, because it is only LEDs and a small motor. With the heater on it is a two kilowatt heater and costs what any two kilowatt heater costs to run.
Can I put one in a bedroom?
Yes, and we do. A slimmer fire usually suits a bedroom better, set lower, with the lighting dimmer than you would have it downstairs.
Is it safe with children in the room?
The glass on an inset electric fire gets warm rather than hot, and there is no flame. It is a great deal safer than a real fire, though it is still a heater and worth treating as one.
What if I want to keep my existing fire?
Then we build around it. It changes the frame, because the clearances for a gas or solid fuel appliance are completely different, and it has to be assessed at the survey rather than assumed.
Can the fire be moved later?
Not without opening up the panel. The aperture is built into the frame, so its position is decided at the drawing stage and that is the point to change your mind.
Areas we cover
Media walls across
the Wirral.
We fit across the peninsula. Each town page sets out what the rooms there are like and what that means for the wall.
- West Kirby Victorian villas and interwar semis, a lot of sandstone
- Hoylake Edwardian frontages and long terraces, render throughout
- Heswall Detached houses on big sloping plots, mature gardens
- Caldy Large detached in local sandstone, behind walls and trees
- Greasby Postwar estates, block paved drives almost everywhere
- Moreton Interwar semis and bungalows, pebbledash and render
- Wallasey Victorian terraces to seafront property, painted render
- Birkenhead Dense terraces and a working commercial centre
- Bebington Interwar semis on tree lined roads, established gardens
- Bromborough Modern housing plus a substantial business park
- Irby Village mix, sandstone cottages beside postwar detached
- Meols Coastal bungalows and detached, fully exposed to salt
Get a price
Get a price today.
Send a photo of the wall and a rough width. That is enough for a starting price without anybody coming out.