Convert wood burning fireplace to a gas burning one (how much, alternatives, heat)

[nancymom]

Is it possible? How much is the approximate cost?

[thecoalman]

Nancy what you're looking for is a gas insert. Prices vary by model and manufacturer as well as installation costs. Roughly speaking installed somewhere in the $2 to $3K range assuming you already have gas.

[Donn2390]

I had a gas inset installed in my FP two years ago, installed price around $5k.... Look up fireplace stores in your area.

[mkarch]

You can do it without the insert, but the efficiency is very poor. I wouldn't recommend that in an area where you actually want heat from the fire.

Just the conversion was a few hundred dollars to run the line.

[Chrisk327]

you can definately do it without the insert, it also looks a lot better. the logset is a few hundred. the labor is really running the gas line, hooking up the logs is easy

[Nayabone]

Originally Posted by Chrisk327

you can definately do it without the insert, it also looks a lot better. the logset is a few hundred. the labor is really running the gas line, hooking up the logs is easy

..and the amount of heat it will produce is ZIP...! If it's just for looks, go with this approach. If you want heat, an insert is the only way to go. The difference in efficiency is about 5-15% compares to 89-90% with an insert..
Do some research before spending money for nothing...

[M3 Mitch]

OP, do you just want a fire for ambiance, with minimal work on your part, and minimal mess? If so, yeah, the gas insert will do that for you. But as Nayabone points out, it won't heat your house much if any, and depending on the fireplace design, may pull more heat out of the house and up the chimney (in the form of entrained, heated indoor air) than it puts into the house (mostly radiant heat from the flames).

To actually make economical heat, you want a gas (or maybe coal) burning insert.

[Challis0]

i have to ask something relating to your topic which is that I have a Philips Attach Timber Losing Kit. I would like to get the fluid for it because i ran out of it. So is their a position i can buy alternatives for it like on Amazon or something like that. Don't want to buy a new kit.???