Fireplace Guide - Traditional Gas Fireplaces - Linear Gas Fireplaces - Wood-Burning Fireplaces

Oct 28, 2026

Fireplace Guide presents an overview of residential and commercial fireplace options and specification considerations, covering traditional gas, linear gas, wood-burning, and indoor/outdoor installations. The guide explains why fireplaces matter for design and consumer appeal, highlights how Heatilator branding emphasizes viewing-area width for clarity, and describes specifying tools like CAD drawings, Revit BIM objects, and CSI/CSA specifications. It details placement and venting factors, including framing dimensions, connections, vent-run limits, clearances to combustibles, exterior termination distances, and heat management solutions such as HEAT-ZONE and HEAT-OUT kits.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages72

Reading Time3 h 1 min

AccessFree to download

Traditional Gas Fireplaces

Linear Gas Fireplaces

Wood-Burning Fireplaces

Indoor/Outdoor Fireplaces

Outdoor Fireplaces

Outdoor Gas Fire Pit

Why a Fireplace?

Seeing Is Believing

Heatilator Makes Specifying Simple

Design Considerations

Exterior Wall

Corner

Interior Wall / Island

Install Virtually Anywhere: Power Venting Technology

Venting

Specification Check List

Framing Dimensions

Connection Requirements

Vent Run Requirements

Clearances to Combustibles

Exterior Termination Location

Heat Management Solutions

HEAT-ZONE® KIT

HEAT-OUT® KIT

Fireplace Guide table of contents Page 11............................. Traditional Gas Fireplaces Page 27............................ Linear Gas Fireplaces Page 34............................ Wood-Burning Fireplaces Page 46............................ Indoor/Outdoor Fireplaces Page 54........................... Outdoor Fireplaces Page 68............................ Outdoor Gas Fire Pit In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic and Heatilator introduced the first factory-built air circulating fireplace. This revolutionary product forever changed the industry and enabled more consumers to have a fireplace in their homes. For more than 90 years, Heatilator has remained true to its roots. Today, a full line of well-crafted hearth products provide value to homeowners in a broad range of design choices. Heatilator remains the most preferred and installed brand by building professionals—a testament to the unyielding quality and trust behind the Heatilator name. Rave linear direct vent gas fireplace Why a fireplace? From an elemental standpoint, fire is king. From a design standpoint, the regal ambiance a fireplace brings to a space is undeniable. With today’s hearth innovations and technologies, it’s possible to include a fireplace in virtually any room in your residential or commercial project. Both indoor and outdoor fireplaces remain in the “Top 5” decorative product features by homebuyers. – 2017 Homebuyer Housing Preferences across Generations, NAHB Indoor fireplaces are the “\#1 must have” home feature for homebuyers. – 2016 [Realtor.com](Realtor.com) Homebuyer & Realtor Research Fireplaces, both indoor and outdoor, are oneof the top most sought after features by homebuyers and realtors. – 2016 Angie’s List Homebuyer & Realtor Research Fireplaces/firepits are the \#1 most popular outdoor design element. – 2018 American Society of Landscape Designers Annual Residential Landscape Architecture TrendsSurvey Seeing Is Believing Competitors have tried to say their fireplaces are bigger, but are they really? Consumers can be misled by fireplace measurements that are not standardized. With Heatilator, you can show the consumer the difference. The Heatilator brand uses a simple system that features the width of the fireplace’s viewing area right in the product name. Consumers care about what they “see”not what is hidden. For example, the width of the viewing area on the Novus 36 fireplace is 36 inches. 48" 􀀳36" Novus Direct Vent Gas Fireplace CAD Details Revit Objects CSI Specs Heatilator Makes Specifying Simple Have confidence in your plans by leveraging our array of design and specification tools including proprietary CAD drawings compatible with the latest AutoCAD software, and 3D Revit BIM objects and families. Heatilator also has complete 3-Part CSI/CSA fireplaces [specifications for you to add instantly into section 10-31-00 of your construction documents. Find everything you need at pro.heatilator.com](specifications for you to add instantly into section 10-31-00 of your construction documents. Find everything you need at pro.heatilator.com). Design Considerations The placement of the fireplace is critical to specifying the right fireplace for the right project. When evaluating how to best work afireplace model into your floor plan, make sure to work with your local Hearth Expert™ to factor in the following components: Exterior Wall A classic application that suits both traditional and modern fireplace models. These applications typically employ the most simplistic vent runs, but may require an exterior chase or bump out. Corner Best used in floor plans with minimal square footage or where other architectural elements ([i.e. windows](i.e. windows)) take precedence as a focal point. Traditional models or smaller modern linear models work best for these applications. Interior Wall / Island An interior island application is an

FAQs

What fireplace types are covered in the guide?

The guide covers traditional gas fireplaces, linear gas fireplaces, wood-burning fireplaces, and indoor/outdoor fireplace configurations, including outdoor gas fire pits.

How does Heatilator help consumers understand fireplace size?

The guide states that Heatilator uses a naming system based on the viewing-area width shown to consumers, so what people see is reflected in the product name.

What planning factors are needed when specifying a fireplace model?

It emphasizes framing dimensions, connection points for venting/gas/electrical, vent-run maximum and minimum lengths, clearances to combustibles, and exterior termination location distances from nearby building elements.

Oct 28, 2026

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