Thursday, January 21, 2010

Fireplace Screens And Matching Tools

By Jeff Bridges

Shopping online for fireplace screens allows you to look at pictures of screens, read about the styles. Many shapes and styles give you a chance for a perfect fit with the decor of your room. The screen will keep ashes and sparks inside the fireplace protecting you, your family, and your home.

That makes a fireplace screen more important than many items we buy for our homes. You need a screen that fits properly in order to do the job intended. Get the proper measurements by taking the dimensions of the front of the fireplace and add ten to twelve inches to the width. Add three to five inches to the height of the fireplace. This will give you maximum protection and it will not tip over.

You can purchase as screen that fits all sizes but it still needs to be bigger than the opening. A stand-alone screen comes in all styles like a curved or one with folds. Another reason you will need to add inches to your size to make sure it will fit properly and will stand by itself.

Fireplaces are good sources for heat but if you are losing the heat, it may be the efficiency of your screen. Choose from an Iron or Glass Screen to give extra control with the efficiency of your fireplace.

Some of the choices of screens are, brass, bronze, graphite, iron, curved glass, and more than I can mention. Accessories can be bought at anytime as matching assembles. They are available with fire starters, wood containers, cleaning tools, even candelabras to match.

You have the advantage to look close-up at each screen you find online. Shopping within a budget online, gives you an assortment of choices and prices to fit your lifestyle. Enjoy yourself as your browse through the world of fireplace screens.

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