And are linear fireplaces on their way out or here to stay? I don't want to do a renovation and have it look dated already.

They are either gas or electric, and yes they give off a ton of heat, and it must be on LOWEST ember glow to avoid that. Call a specialty shop in your area on SITE. and do not buy a damn thing online.

Most linear fireplaces we sell feature remotes that handle your comfort needs, so you can set them to a certain temperature.

Talk to your local retailer about fireplaces with heat control features. Travis Industries and Valor Fireplaces are great brands to consider and are widely available.

Definitely talk with a local retailer. Some of them have features that can direct 25 - 50% of the heat to your furnace (with ducting of course) and your existing HVAC system can circulate the heat throughout the entire house.

Go. To a Local. and Reputable. Seller : ) Have then come to your home. Every situation is different. Six trips to get this.........gas. Almost ALL of them need straight up, venting.

Hi @Tozmo1, how is the Echelon I working out for you after all these years? We are planning to get Echelon II but cant find many reviews.

@Shre J Love it! I crank it up every cold evening. it also has a light feature that I can turn on without the flame on warmer days for ambiance.

The trickiest thing was finding a heat resistant material for the upper part since I didn't want to run the tile that far up. I finally found a very cost effective cement panel option.

Here's the final:

Closer:

Someday I'll get the glass shelves for the cabinet space on the right side, 😄.

The electric ones don’t put out much heat when on and you can leave the heat off and just have the flames. We installed one in our cottage and are in the process of doing another. Great option if you’re just looking for ambiance rather than as a heat source.

@Tozmo1 thank you so much for replying. Your review is super helpful. And I love the looks of your fireplace and its surrounding! The cement panel is such a smart idea. I will have to look into that. Thanks again for sharing :)

@Shre J I got my cement panels from this company https://cementboardfabricators.com/

They were very easy to work with and the panels were cut to our specs or they will send you the proper saw blade to cut them yourself. The panels were very reasonable, the shipping was more than the product as they are very heavy and packed to ensure no damage i.e. in a shipping crate. That was five years ago, so who knows what's happening now.

All the best on this, keep us posted on progress.

I love my electric fireplace that I bought ONLINE. You can turn the heat fan on to blow hot air into the room, or leave it off.