Beijing White Marble Hand Carved Stone Marble Fireplace Mantel

Fireplace is an architectural element, which has a space can be placed firewood , usually used for heating, but sometimes also used to cook food . Place where firewood is called firebox or firepit, chimney or other flue gases and particles guided combustion exhaust gases leave the building. Although most of the construction of the fireplace in the room , but the outdoor fireplace can be warm in the evening , outdoor cooking or as architectural decoration . In colder climates where the fireplace has been the main features of a family, because it gives people a warm , but to spend a long winter . Bake warm feeling, and jumping with flickering flames , even today , people still feel happy in cold weather . Therefore, the whole family would gather around the fireplace chat. After work, before going to sleep at night , here are usually family gathering place . Mantel is the focus of the interior. Traditionally, fireplace mantels to architects / designers create a personal characteristic in a room unique opportunity. Historically, fireplace mantels considered interior décor architectural style In many places, based on coal, wood or peat as fuel , but is gradually being replaced by cleaner and safer gas fireplaces and electric fireplace. Some government agencies in air pollution laws restrict the use of certain solid fuel fireplace. Gas fireplaces are usually burn their fuel to maintain a trace of fire wood to evoke a small flame. Alternatively, because the heating element produced updraft strip -shaped flame in the air flowing vertically. In recent years, Ventless Gel Fireplaces cause a lot of attention. They do not need a chimney and hearth of the fireplace hung alone, but they give any room fireplace adds atmosphere and produce large amounts of heating. Many families now have no equipped open fireplace , the inefficient heating function has been replaced by central heating, and its social function is also home entertainment center replaced. Some fireplaces have been closed with concrete instead of using a peg board at the top or bottom of the chimney . Therefore fireplace heating can no longer be released. Because low-cost, make prefabricated fireplace welcome, although only a limited size and style . Brick or masonry fireplace quite durable and can be designed for opening size, depth, and facing material, They also cost significantly more to construct.