Firebaskets and Wood burning Stoves are the two best sellers in the fireplace industry nowadays, ask any shop in town and they will tell you stoves and fire baskets out sell traditional fireplaces by a reasonable margin.

Fire baskets don’t generated as much heat as a wood burning stoves but they add a special touch to that old fireplace or you can put them in any corner of your living room to enhance the room’s decoration.

Wood burning Stoves have a more tradional style and might not suit a room that has been decorated in a more contemporary way, but boy they sure bang out the heat. Most stoves can burn wood for up to 10 hours without the need of refueling and with the new airwash system they stay clean.

If your room has an alternative heating system firebaskets are favourite. Imagine that romantic evening curled up in front of the fire and your favorite DVD, or friends round for supper what could enhance the atmosphere more than a beautiful fire basket glowing in the corner. Fire baskets can also be a feature in the summer, just decorate with logs.

So it is up to you decide now which one will suit your needs, fire baskets add a nice touch to any room but can cost a few extra quids to run and don’t generate as much heat in the other hand wood burning stoves can run at a very low cost, generate up to 9kW of heating power not to mention that they are eco-friendly.