Due to open fire air changes per room for one hour increased by 20 times. When fuel burns, the active movement of air stops. It would seem that it is inefficient. But with the help of the fireplace can heat a room almost instantly (in Unlike the stove, waiting for the heat of which have long). Where to install a fireplace? The design of the fireplace dictates its location, and vice versa.

In addition to the need to correctly enter the fireplace in a modern interior cottage should take into account their types. See more detailed opinions by reading what reception desk offers on the topic.. Fireplaces are buried, half-open and open. Open fireplaces, a circular structure called the action. Most often they are placed in the center of a large room. Others are placed in the middle wall, and if this is impossible - so that the sides of the fire remained at least 1 m of free space. If the room is small, it is more advantageous to install a corner fireplace with a deep firebox (corner fireplace). Its rear wall will be in the plane of the wall and the ledge in the fireplace room will depend on the depth of the firebox.

Fireplace with semi-open firebox in most cases make a cap, which rely on light stands. Therefore, if small room, a fireplace is better positioned in the corner. Support legs and the cap can be very stylish to write on the interior, especially when decorating them. In the brick wall fireplace installed only if the thickness of the tire wall is not less than 500 mm (two bricks).