Fireplace Transformation
Transform Your Wood Fireplace into Convenient and Efficient Heat
Whether you choose a gas, wood or pellet insert, you can transform an inefficient masonry fireplace into a beautiful source of dependable heat. Our hearth specialists will help you find the option that best fits your home, lifestyle and heating goals.
Enjoy Your Fireplace More Often
Keep the fireplace. Change the experience.
A properly sized insert turns an underused open fireplace into a more efficient source of warmth. Choose the push-button convenience of gas, the traditional character of wood or the thermostat-controlled performance of pellets.
- ✓More usable heat from your existing fireplace opening
- ✓Fuel options to match your lifestyle and heating goals
- ✓Styles, fronts and surrounds to complement your home
- ✓Professional guidance from selection through installation
Fireplace Insert Options
Three Ways to Transform Your Fireplace
Every home is different. Whether you want the convenience of gas, the tradition of real wood or the efficiency of pellets, there is an insert designed to fit your lifestyle.
Best for Everyday Convenience
Gas Inserts
Enjoy instant warmth, realistic flames and simple operation without hauling wood or cleaning ashes.
- ✓Instant heat at the push of a button
- ✓Remote and thermostat controls
- ✓Natural gas and propane options
- ✓Adjustable flame and heat settings
- ✓Minimal everyday maintenance
Best for Traditional Wood Heat
Wood Inserts
Keep the experience of a real wood fire while getting substantially more heat from your existing fireplace.
- ✓Authentic flames and crackling wood fire
- ✓High heat output for cold-weather comfort
- ✓EPA-certified models available
- ✓Longer, more controlled burn times
- ✓Uses less wood than an open fireplace
Best for Efficient Renewable Heat
Pellet Inserts
Combine renewable pellet fuel with thermostat-controlled operation and steady, efficient room heat.
- ✓Thermostat-controlled comfort
- ✓Automatic pellet feed system
- ✓Long, consistent burn times
- ✓Renewable, compact fuel
- ✓Excellent for efficient zone heating
Product availability, installation requirements and performance vary by fireplace opening, chimney condition, venting, fuel access and selected model.
What to Expect
Your path to a more efficient fireplace
Our team helps you evaluate your fireplace, compare fuel options and select an insert suited to your space and heating goals.
Evaluate Your Fireplace
We review the fireplace opening, chimney, venting, available fuels and how you want to heat and use the room.
Choose Your Insert
Compare gas, wood and pellet models along with sizes, controls, heat output, fronts, surrounds and finishing details.
Professional Installation
Our experienced team coordinates installation and helps prepare your new insert for dependable operation.
Project scope, pricing and timing vary by fireplace, fuel connection, electrical needs, venting requirements and selected options.
See It in Person
Visit a Black Swan Home showroom
See burning displays and compare gas, wood and pellet insert styles with help from an experienced hearth specialist.
Newtown Showroom
182 S. Main Street (Rte 25)
Newtown, CT 06470
Mon–Fri 10–5 · Sat 10–4 · Sun Closed
Hours, Maps & Directions →New Milford Showroom
99 Danbury Road (Rte 7)
New Milford, CT 06776
Tue–Sat 10–4 · Sun & Mon Closed
Hours, Maps & Directions →Schedule a Consultation
Let’s talk about your fireplace
Whether you are ready to choose an insert or are still comparing gas, wood and pellet options, our team can help determine the right solution for your home.
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