Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing Blog: Archive for the ‘Fireplaces’ Category

Cozy Up for Valentine’s Day: Why February Is the Perfect Month for a Fireplace Installation

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

There’s nothing quite like the warmth and ambiance of a fireplace, especially in a cozy town like Bellingham, WA. Whether you’re watching the rain drizzle over the bay or enjoying a crisp winter night, a fireplace transforms any home into a welcoming retreat. But with so many installation options—built-in fireplaces, inserts, and stoves—how do you choose the right one? Each has unique benefits that cater to different spaces, styles, and heating needs. Let’s explore how each fireplace in Bellingham improves the look and feel of your home.

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Cozy Up This Winter: Choosing the Right Fireplace

Monday, January 20th, 2025

When choosing a fireplace for your home, it’s essential to understand the differences between gas, pellet, wood-burning, and electric fireplaces. Each option offers unique advantages and disadvantages in terms of efficiency, comfort, aesthetics, and maintenance. Here’s a breakdown to help you decide which fireplace best suits your needs.

Just make sure you get your fireplace in Bellingham, WA from the pros at Barron. We’re offering up to $550 off select fireplace replacements for a limited time!

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The Coziest Upgrade for Your Home This Holiday Season

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

Sometimes all the attention during the holiday season can fall on our heating systems–which makes perfect sense. They keep us warm and cozy so we can spend time with our families and the people we love. But they usually work far and away from where we can see them, essentially being invisible in the best of cases.

Fireplaces are a different story. They provide beautiful ambiance that is irreplaceable during the holiday season. Nothing quite feels as cozy and comforting as a blazing fire in the fireplace on a chilly evening during the holiday season. Our team is working hard to make that a reality for any homeowner who wants it.

Does your fireplace need to be fixed up? Or perhaps you’d like to install a new stove that can function similarly? Then schedule fireplace services in Bellingham, WA with our team. For the holidays, we’re offering $550 a fireplace, insert, or stove of your choice, plus 12 months of no payments, no interest. Call us to find out more.

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Is Your Fireplace Ready for the Winter?

Monday, October 7th, 2024

Fireplaces can be an incredible addition to your home when our chilly fall, winter, and spring set in. Those long nights are made warm and cozy with the family when you’ve got a nice, hot fire to sit around. All of a sudden, movie night or screen time seems to pale in comparison to sitting around the fire and enjoying each other’s company.

Unfortunately, fireplaces can get unsafe when they sit for a very long time and are not addressed either with repairs or routine maintenance. Your fireplace might have gathered dust, it mighty be coated in soot that’s flammable, and it might even have a clogged vent that can lead to safety concerns.

Our team is full of licensed professionals who can help you with a quick fireplace check-up, or more comprehensive fireplace service in Burlington.

But one thing is clear, it’s fireplace time and you definitely don’t want to leave yours gathering dust this winter!

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The Best Reliable Back-Up Heat for Your Home

Monday, October 9th, 2023

Sometimes winter comes banging on the front door with no plans of leaving, and your primary home heating method doesn’t hold up. It happens, which is why it’s not only a good idea to have a back-up heating method–it’s paramount.

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The Fire Inside Sales Event is Happening Now

Monday, June 19th, 2023

From now through July 31st, 2023, the Fire Inside Sales Event allows you to take advantage of closeout deals on various fireplaces, including our Delray 48 and Pioneer 3 Wood Burning Fireplace.

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All about the Mendota Fireplace

Monday, October 18th, 2021

At Firelight by Barron, we know fireplaces! From gas to electric fireplaces, our hearth experts can help you find the right solution for your specific home and comfort needs. Right now is a great time to begin your search for the perfect fireplace solution, as the weather starts cooling down and we get ready to bring on the holiday season (it’s right around the corner, after all!)

One type of fireplace we’d like to introduce is the Mendota fireplace. We are proud to work with Mendota Hearth, a division of Johnson Gas Appliance Co., the manufacturer of award-winning gas fireplaces, fireplace inserts, and gas stoves. Founded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1901, Johnson Gas has been a leader in gas technologies for over a century!

Read on to learn more about Mendota fireplaces and their benefits.

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What to Know about Fireplace Measurements

Monday, July 26th, 2021

Before you visit our fireplace showroom to choose your next fireplace or insert, it’s a good idea to be prepared. Firelight by Barron is always here to help, and that’s why we’ve listed some pertinent information below on how to measure your fireplace and what else you need to know about fireplace measurements before making a purchase.

Once you’ve read through this post, go ahead and fill out our fireplace measurements form which will be submitted to our Firelight by Barron experts. There is an option to upload images of your current fireplace on the form!

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History of the Fireplace

Monday, June 28th, 2021

Since the Middle Ages, beautiful and even more importantly, functional, fireplaces have made it possible to bring warmth and a means for cooking inside the home. Since that time, fireplaces have become a beloved home feature for residences throughout Northwest Washington, where our temperatures stay cool for the most part throughout the year.

Modern innovations have improved fireplace efficiency, safety, and more in recent years, with modern fireplace improvements being added. We’ll dive into that more below. In the meantime, when you’re ready for a fireplace installation, insert, or stove reach out to the team at Firelight by Barron!

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How to Find Your Ideal Gas Fireplace

Monday, May 17th, 2021

For many Bellingham area residents, the heart of the home is their fireplace. This is something that our founder, Dan Barron, took great pride in—personalizing the comfort of homeowners throughout the region through expert craftsmanship and beautifully crafted hearth products from America’s leading brands of fireplaces, stoves, and inserts.

If you’ve been considering upgrading your aging and perhaps inefficiently wood-burning fireplace and converting to a gas burning fireplace, then you’ve found the right team. Firelight by Barron is focused on your safety and comfort, making your wellbeing our top priority, while delivering visually appealing and efficient products, such as gas-burning fireplaces and fireplace inserts.

Help Your Fireplace Go From Forgotten to Functional

When you have a fireplace in your home, you may as well get the most out of it, right? By converting from a wood-burning fireplace to a gas burner, you can benefit from:

A quick and convenient solution for zoned heating.
An improvement to room aesthetics in your home.
An improvement to heating efficiency.
Increased safety and cleanliness.

Gas fireplace inserts can be used for masonry or prefab fireplaces, and can be vented through your home’s existing chimney, or a wall for a free-standing unit. Gas inserts do not require much maintenance beyond your annual checkup, valued between $75-125 depending on your home’s needs. This is a great, affordable option for zoned heating as it allows you to turn up the gas in the room you’re enjoying while lowering the thermostat for the rest of your home.

Let’s not forget the green factor! Gas inserts burn with a 65-99% efficiency rating, resulting in very little pollution or smoke, and there is no ash or creosote produced with a gas-burning unit.

Find Your Ideal Gas Fireplace

Unsure of where to start with this process? Your first step is either to view our product catalog, or visit a Barron showroom to browse our working fireplace displays to get a real-life visual of what to expect.

A Firelight by Barron Hearth Expert will follow up with a free in-home layout, reviewing your project space and assessing your requirements. From there you can expect a seamless installation! And don’t forget to ask about our annual maintenance plans to keep your fireplace in good condition throughout the years to come.

Our team of Home Performance Experts has served Whatcom, Skagit, Island, Snohomish & San Juan Counties since 1972 with a mission of Improving Lives™. We look forward to serving you. Contact Firelight by Barron today for fireplace inserts and more!

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