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Choosing the look of your fireplace is a very individual decision. The fireplace is often a major feature of a room. Selecting the look and feel of the fireplace is important to the overall presentation of the room. The fireplace, in many homes, can serve an energy saving function if designed correctly. And today, with many areas not allowing open wood burning fireplaces, the design of the fireplace needs to work with the heating technology selected. These technologies can include gas inserts, pellet burning fireplaces, and advanced wood burning stoves. There are also designs that allow the fireplace to be the source of heat for a central heating system that integrates with your fireplace.

Since the fireplace is often a focal point of a room natural stone, such as granite, can bring a feeling of solid warmth. It tends to add value to a home because it is a very desirable look. Granite is formed at extremely high temperatures deep with in the earth. Granite is very hard and holds up well to heat and pressure, making it a perfect material to use with fireplaces, inserts, stoves, and other fireplace technologies. Granite can be polished or honed. It can be used for fireplace surrounds, hearths, mantles, insets and any other application you can come up with.