Direct vent gas fireplace at floor level

7 years ago

I have to tear our our masonry fireplace as part of a renovation, and the architect showed the replacement as a Heat and Glo 6000 series direct vent fireplace. However, nothing has been framed, so we still have time to pick another brand or model of fireplace.

All the direct vent gas fireplaces I've found have about a 4" wide piece of trim across the bottom front, so the view of the logs does not go all the way to the floor. Many of the stock photos show them with a raised hearth, or even mounted in the wall with no hearth. It is very obvious that they are not a traditional masonry fireplace design.

Are there any direct vent models with a near zero bottom trim, so that they sit at floor level and look more like a real masonry fireplace? My home is a Dutch Colonial, so a traditional looking fireplace would fit the decor better.

Thanks,

Bruce

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umbleabode
7 years ago
Like this? (Jotul GI 635 DV IPI Newcastle.) The brick interior contributes to the traditional look.

https://jotul.com/us/products/gas-fireplace-inserts/gi-635-newcastle
cpartist
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I have a Montigo H Series Fireplace that goes to the floor. However I live in FL and was putting it in more for looks. It looks ok and it was very reasonably priced but if I were putting in a fireplace I intended to use on a regular basis, I'd put in the Town and Country fireplace. Looks about as real as can be but it's not cheap. It was stunning.
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Bruce in Northern Virginia
Original Author
7 years ago
Those models are close to the look we want, but I will need to let my wife take a look at them in the showroom. Jotul nearest dealer is about 40 miles away, and Montigo's dealer locator web app doesn't find any dealers at all. Its always a challenge.

Thanks,

Bruce
Bruce in Northern Virginia
Original Author
7 years ago
Follow up - We finally selected a Mendota model called the Full View 41 (FV41). Most fireplaces have the controls and adjustments on the bottom under the firebox, so there is about a 4"-5" wide piece of trim on the bottom to hide all the mechanicals. However, the Mendota FV models move the controls to the left side, so that the base of the firebox is only about an inch off the floor underneath. It looks much more like the placement of a colonial masonry fireplace.

Bruce
SueInVA
2 years ago
Bruce in Northern Virginia, we are installing the Mendota FV41 right now and trying to have a 1/2" piece of slate sit at the same level as the 3/4" hardwood floor. What did you put in front? Were you able to keep it flush to your floor? Would love to see a picture. Thanks.