On Jun 28, 4:45*pm, jtpr wrote:
We live in coastal NH and renovated out house a couple of years ago.
The one thing we miss from our old house is the fireplace and wood
stove. *Without going into the difficulties of putting in a real
fireplace/chiminey in this house I have come to the conclusion that a
nice solution might be a gas fireplace.

My undertanding is that these are, or can be, ventless so I would not
have to worry about an external chimney. *My fantasy would be to build
a stone wall in the middle of the wall with the fireplace in it and
hang the LCD screen above the mantle. *The house was originally a
1920's bungalow and this is the original part of it, thus it has only
2x4 walls. *So I don't know if weight would be a factor. *I think I
could get this done for less then 5k.

Any advice on this idea? *Things I might run into as roadblocks? *What
should I look for when looking at gas fireplaces?

Thanks,
Jim

The problem with gas fire of any size is they need ventilation for
combustion air to come in. So unless you can duct air under the
floor, you get a draught. across the room. Larger gas fires need a
vent (chimney). The special danger is is there is a problem with a
gas fire carbom monoxide (deadly poison) is produced so you need to
get this right.

BTW, lightweight chimneys are available, that could be suspended from
your roof, I have one myself with a woodburner stove.
There is one such here.
http://www.ecoflue.co.uk/chimneylini...orfolk_011.htm
But there are lots more.