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You can’t install a real fireplace in an apartment, but it’s what creates coziness in rural cottages. You can get by with a cheap imitation, or you can buy an electric fireplace with the effect of a live fire and bring the necessary family atmosphere to the living room. You will learn about all the intricacies of design from this article.
Features and Benefits
Please note that electric fireplaces are not just decoration, but a real heater. Many models have a good fan heater built into them, which creates a hot effect.
In this case, an image of a living flame is displayed on the screen, which is indistinguishable from a natural one. TOP models with a 3D flame effect cannot be distinguished from stone fireplaces at all.
And the coolest thing is that you don’t need to chop and throw wood. Just take the remote control and select the desired program.
Among the advantages of an electric fireplace with a flame effect are the following:
- Cool design. An electric fireplace in the living room interior is always relevant! It will be appropriate even in compact Khrushchev-era apartment buildings. Of course, you need to focus on design, but more on that below.
- Safety. Even in a private home, a fireplace is a danger zone. It is especially unsafe for children and animals. An electric fireplace with the sound of burning wood is not dangerous, even if a heater is built-in.
- Easy installation. There is no need for a chimney, air draft pipes, etc.
- No care. Other than periodic cleaning with a damp cloth, no maintenance is required.
How to solve the problem of combining a fireplace and a TV, if such a problem arises
It is not recommended to install a TV or other device above a real fireplace, flush with a vertical surface. It is possible to use an electric fireplace - it is easier to lower the combustion temperature while the TV is on. There are a number of solutions available to safely integrate the plasma panel into the area directly above the fireplace. If you ignore them, you can quickly lose expensive equipment or spoil your health.
The presence of a wide mantelpiece helps to reflect hot air currents coming from the fireplace so that they do not heat up the TV Source kitchenremont.ru
5 recommendations on how best to combine a fireplace and TV:
- In general, do not light a fire in the firebox while using the TV.
- Install an electric fireplace and adjust the temperature while the TV is on, lowering it, leaving only lighting for aesthetics. Or buy an imitation electric fireplace - a lamp without a heat source.
- Provide a protective barrier between the firebox and the TV. It partially redirects the flow of hot air away from the equipment.
- Purchase an exclusive TV panel model that includes artificial coolers.
- To avoid neck problems, it is better to place the sofa or chair as far as possible in front of the TV panel.
- To improve visibility, the device is mounted on special brackets. It is desirable that they be adjustable.
- Another way to improve viewing experience is to purchase a non-LED or LCD device, an OLED TV. It has a virtually unlimited viewing angle.
- The live fire of a real fireplace should be covered with glass. It is appropriate to install a cast iron firebox with a glass door.
- Order TV equipment installation services from a professional installer. In most cases, it is extremely difficult to independently organize wiring near a fireplace chimney. This should be done by a specialist.
The position of the fireplace and TV next to each other requires a panel bracket that has a wide downward angle. The market offers more advanced models of brackets - motorized options that allow you to bring the screen to a position at eye level.
TV on a motorized bracket Source ikt1367.ru
Warning! When bringing the panel to eye level, do not allow the fire to burn in the fireplace.
Installation rules and parameters:
- height of the placement point from the floor – 150-180 cm;
- the minimum distance from a 42 cm diagonal TV to the recreation area (upholstered furniture is usually installed there) is 190-200 m;
- wall surface design - a niche made of metal plasterboard profiles;
- the threshold of dangerous temperature values when heating a TV device is about +45˚С;
- the wider the mantelpiece, the less risk of equipment overheating;
- the distance between the fireplace and the TV is 80-100 cm.
The basic rule of comfort is that the higher the TV panel is placed above the fireplace, the further away the sofa or chair should be for relaxing and watching TV shows. A recess in the niche is a prerequisite for reasons of fire safety, concealment of electrical wiring, and protection of electronics from the effects of fireplace heat. To control the temperature of the TV installation, a thermometer is placed near it.
Kinds
There are several types of electric fireplaces for apartments, which are also worth knowing about. Firstly, it affects the organization of space. Secondly, the form must match the style.
Built-in
Mounted into furniture or plasterboard wall. Usually they have an oblong shape and are installed under the TV.
Wall mounted
It is installed not in the wall, but on it. They look elegant, but at the same time simple. The only thing worth considering is that they should not be installed in the interior of a living room with a TV.
Corner
As the name implies, they are installed in the very corner. The model is compact, neat, well suited for small rooms. They are also suitable for zonal separation of one room from another.
Wall-mounted
Wall-mounted models are most often installed in apartments. In addition to simulating a living flame, they are also similar in appearance to natural fireplaces.
Island
The most avant-garde modern style fireplace of them all. They are installed right in the middle of the room, which creates an interesting zoning effect. They are well suited for large living rooms, but they are contraindicated for Khrushchev or Brezhnev halls.
They are extremely rare and are not cheap. But for houses with high ceilings or studio apartments, they are perfect. In addition, they help to zone the room into two parts.
Panoramic
Feature of panoramic electric fireplaces in size. They stretch 2-4 meters along the wall. The flame effect is very deep, almost indistinguishable from natural.
Is it possible to hang a TV above the fireplace?
The minimum height of the niche for the firebox of a classic wood-burning fireplace together with the external frame is 100 cm. The height for mounting an LCD panel is too high. This will create tension on the eyes and neck. Modern design projects may involve low electric fireplaces. There are more opportunities for comfortable placement of a TV device above the fireplace.
The electric fireplace is placed low to the floor, the space between it and the TV is filled with a protective shelf Source ikea.com
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