Halligan’s Hearth and Home works side-by-side with our customers to build a deep understanding of their needs, budget, and aesthetics. We educate our customers in their fuel options and design opportunities.
When you visit Halligans, be sure to bring in a picture of your current fire feature OR where you want to add your new hearth appliance to share with us during your consultation. Also, download directions on How-to Measure your current fireplace or the space where you want your new fireplace to go. This information is helpful in providing the best recommendations for your new fire feature.
Fuel Options
Gas Fireplaces
- Benefits: Convenience. Quickly turn the fire on or off, adjust flame height and fire intensity.
- Fire Characteristics: Gas fires are consistent and controllable by design. You choose the fire's intensity.
- Fire Starting: Flip a switch or grab your remote. It's that easy.
- Type of Heat: Enjoy a steady mix of radiant and convective heat.
- Fuel Storage & Handling: Natural gas is piped directly to your home by a gas utility. Propane gas is stored on site in an above or below ground tank which is refilled by an LP gas provider.
Wood Fireplaces
- Benefits: Natural and available. Wood can supplement furnace usage and reduce heating costs up to 30%.
- Fire Characteristics: Expect robust, steady fires. Our wood products deliver powerful heating performance and efficiency.
- Fire Starting: Paper, kindling, and a fire-starting log are effective.
- Type of Heat: Adding more fuel will immediately increase convective heat. Radiant heat will remain steady.
- Fuel Storage & Handling: Dry storage is important. A cord of wood is stacked 4'x4'x8'. On average, a 1,500 sq. ft. home will require 2-4 cords per season.
Electric Fireplaces
- Benefits: Convenience. Often just plug-and-switch-on.
- Fire Characteristics: Most have adjustable settings to change the look of 'fire'.
- Fire Starting: Flip a switch or grab your remote. It's that easy.
- Type of Heat: Convection heat.
- Fuel Storage & Handling: None. They do not use combustible fuel and do not emit any harmful fumes such as carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.