There are many ways to heat your home. From underfloor heating to radiators right through to electric heaters, there are probably benefits to every single different option. However, the majority will either be costly to install or costly to run, and a great many of them will either involve a lot of disruption to put in place or will simply be an unattractive addition to a home.

Fireplaces remain the most natural way to keep warm. Whether you ultimately choose a gas fire or one which burns wood or coal, having a fireplace in your home offers a huge amount of heat for your home at a lower cost and in a way that makes your home feel, well, more homely.

Not only does the glow of the fire itself help to make your home feel more cosy, but by investing in an addition such as a marble fire surround, fireplaces will also simply help make your house look better too, bringing you a cost-effective way to make your home feel and look as great as possible – something that almost no other heating solution can offer.

For those choosing to burn wood on their fire, whether that is logs or even just kindling, the natural approach will also see that you are being kind to the environment too, whilst getting a far more natural warmth than the somewhat stuffy nature of many central heating systems will offer. With the right set-up, a fire can heat the whole house, but even with a simple set-up and the right marble fire surround, you will get something that is extremely effective and offers you the ability to not just stay warm, but also potentially be entranced by the fire itself – a visual and physical treat that no other heating solution will ever be able to match.