How Remodeling Your Chimney and Fireplace Can Improve the Look of Your Home
Does your fireplace look outdated, is it unsafe, or does it not work well due to its age? Then it’s about time for you to have your fireplace and chimney improved! Not only remodeling your chimney and fireplace make your house look nicer, but it also bolsters the resale value of your house and makes your fireplace a lot safer to use.
Remodeling Your Chimney Instead of Rebuild
Completely rebuilding your chimney and fireplace is an option; and in rare cases, it’s a necessity. But completely rebuilding your fireplace and chimney can take a lot of time and money that not everyone is prepared to invest. A much more simplistic remodel would look like exposing the brick of the fireplace to give your room an industrial yet homey feel. There are also a bunch of options for painting and improving your fireplace’s bricks including the German Smear a faux antiquing technique that makes your fireplace look frosted, a Lime Wash Finish that gives your fireplace a chalky look, or you could get an antique brick finish for a more traditional fireplace look. If you want your fireplace to look modern, consider lining it with tiles instead of bricks: this will give the fireplace and the surrounding room a much more modern feel.
Other options you have when restoring your fireplace and chimney are adding a new mantle, adding an indoor space where you can hold your logs, or adding a custom chimney cap. Adding a new mantle can change the feel of the room drastically; the most important thing to keep in mind when adding a mantle is to not go overboard with the restoration. The mantle has to fit within the theme of the fireplace which should fit within the theme of the room. Adding an indoor space where you can store logs adds some homey charm to your room while giving you a convenient space to store logs which will likely result in the fireplace getting more use. Adding a chimney cap can be another great thing to do during a fireplace and chimney rebuild. While also adding to the aesthetics of your fireplace, chimney caps protect the chimney from things like rain, debris, and even wild animals. Without going into too much detail, a custom chimney cap will protect your chimney so it requires less maintenance: effectively saving you money. Visit Master Caps to see more options on styles of custom chimney caps.
Remodeling Your Chimney : Consider Your Fireplace Fuel
The final option for a fireplace and chimney restoration would be to change your fireplace’s fuel. It won’t add much of an aesthetic change but switching to a wood-burning fireplace can make your room feel more comfortable and can smell pleasant. You could also switch to a gas fireplace which is a lot more efficient, inexpensive, and requires much less maintenance than a traditional wood-burning fireplace.
Or, if you like how the wood looks, consider getting a fireplace insert that offers the cozy look and feel of a wood-burning fireplace without having to worry about the maintenance or expense that affects a wood-burning fireplace. Consider contacting your local fireplace and chimney repair and restoration affiliate today to strengthen the value of your house, bring out the beauty of your home and fireplace, make your fireplace safer, and lessen the maintenance that your fireplace requires.
