Free Standing Electric Fireplaces

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Free standing electric fireplaces stand on the floor as a finished piece of furniture and run from an ordinary wall outlet. There is no venting to install, no gas line to run, and no framing to build, which is what separates this category from every other fireplace type we sell. You move it into position, plug it in, and it works. How a free standing unit differs from built-in and wall mounted The distinction is structural, not decorative. A built-in electric fireplace is designed to be framed into a wall and is finished only on its visible face, so the wall has to be opened up and rebuilt around it. A wall mounted fireplace hangs on brackets and usually needs a stud fixing and often a nearby outlet or a hardwired feed. A free standing model needs none of that. It is finished on every side a person can see, it carries its own weight on the floor, and it can be moved to a different room or taken with you when you move. For renters and for anyone who does not want to commit a wall to a fireplace, that is the whole argument. Mantel packages, media consoles, and stove styles Three shapes cover almost everything in this collection, and they answer different needs. Mantel packages pair a firebox with a surround and a shelf, giving you the traditional hearth silhouette without masonry. These are the models people mean when they search for a freestanding electric fireplace with a mantel. See the full range in electric fireplaces with mantels . TV stands and media consoles put the firebox into the furniture that already has to sit under your television, so the fireplace takes up no additional floor space. Browse them in fireplace TV consoles . Stove styles are compact freestanding boxes, often in cast iron or painted steel, that read as a wood stove and suit a corner, a bedroom, or a small den. What 5,000 BTU actually covers Nearly every plug-in electric fireplace lands in the same place on heat, and it is worth understanding why. A standard North American outlet supplies 12