Fireplaces
Fireplaces fitted to suit you and your room
Complete fireplace fitting, including openings, chambers, hearths, beams and surrounds, all finished to suit the proportions of your room rather than just using standard products. We design for you and your room to create the perfect focal point fireplace.
The approach
A focal point, not just a fitting
The fire and fireplace set the tone of a room, so getting the proportions and heat output right is essential. We assess the room, chimney and how the space is used, then help you choose a fire, surround (or beam) and hearth that sit naturally together. We also bring samples to your home, so you can see materials in your own light and space.
Carl then carries out all building and finishing work, from opening or forming a chamber through to fitting the surround and making good around it. Where a stove is being installed, the fireplace and flue are planned as one complete system, ensuring a clean finish and a reliable working appliance.
What we cover
Fireplace work, end to end
Fireplaces and hearths
Materials chosen for the room, not the catalogue
A surround does more work than any other element in the room: it sets the period, the formality and the temperature of the whole scheme. We supply and fit surrounds in natural stone, marble and timber, from a full oak beam surround with legs and mantel to a clean stone frame around a contemporary chamber, and we are equally happy fitting a surround you have found and fallen for yourself. The hearth beneath it is cut to order in granite, slate, stone or porcelain, including a slate hearth or granite hearth where the room needs a darker, harder-wearing base, sized to Building Regulations and shaped to the room, right down to hearths we have had cut to follow the line of a patio door.
Period homes are a speciality across our patch. In the Victorian villas of Leeds and Ilkley and the Georgian townhouses of York and Easingwold, the honest work is often behind the wall: opening up a boarded chimney breast, sorting the flue or liner, and rebuilding the opening so the new surround sits on something sound. Then the making good, the plastering and finishing around the fireplace, is done properly, so you are left with a finished wall rather than a job for your decorator. It is the difference between a fireplace that was fitted and one that belongs.
Fireplace ranges
Browse our fireplace ranges
Timber fireplaces
Solid oak and painted timber surrounds, made to measure, in a wide range of finishes and available as complete fireplace and stove packages.
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Stone fireplaces
Handcrafted natural limestone, sandstone and gritstone fireplaces, plus marble and porcelain, cut to suit your room.
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Built around the room,
not the other way round.
By area
Fireplace installation by area
Leeds fireplace projects often involve opening up old chimney breasts, forming stove-ready chambers, cutting hearths and choosing surrounds that suit Victorian terraces or larger north Leeds homes. Read the dedicated fireplace installation in Leeds guide for the local detail.
Harrogate fireplace projects often need a more period-sensitive approach: original surrounds, generous rooms, conservation-area streets and higher-spec hearth and chamber finishes. Read the dedicated fireplace installation in Harrogate guide.
York fireplace projects often centre on original openings, cast-iron details, listed-building sensitivity and careful hearth or chamber choices for period townhouses and terraces. Read the dedicated fireplace installation in York guide.
Wetherby fireplace projects often need made-to-measure hearths, sympathetic work around limestone and period rooms, and clean finishes for high-spec renovations. Read the dedicated fireplace installation in Wetherby guide.
HETAS Registration Number 2087
HETAS registered
Installed with care, certified with confidence
Carl self-certifies every installation and notifies Building Control on your behalf, so the work is signed off properly and your certificate of compliance is issued for your records.
- HETAS-registered installer
- Certificate of compliance issued
- Meets your home insurance
Common questions
Fireplaces, answered plainly
Can you build a fireplace around a stove?
Yes, much of our work is a chamber, hearth and beam designed to frame a wood burning stove as the focal point of the room. In addition we can supply and install a variety of fireplaces in many different materials, including natural stone, marble and timber. We handle the fireplace and stove together as one complete installation, for a clean and cohesive finish.
Do you supply the surround or can I source my own?
Either approach works. We bring samples and can supply the surround, beam and hearth, or fit pieces you have already chosen. We will always give honest advice if something is not suitable for your chimney or the proportions of your room.
Will it suit an older property?
That is a large part of what we do across Yorkshire. We work with the existing opening and chimney, opening or relining where needed, and finish everything so it suits the age and character of the home.
Can I put a TV above a wood burning stove?
Yes, in many cases you can, provided the installation is designed with heat protection in mind. The TV manufacturer temperature limits, the stove stated clearances, and any non-combustible shielding or ventilation are what decide the final design. During the home survey we assess the layout and advise on the best approach, which may include recessing the TV or shaping the design so rising heat is managed away from the screen. We plan the stove, fireplace and TV together to create a safe, practical and well-proportioned focal point.
Do I need a hearth?
In most cases, yes. A stove installation will require a non-combustible hearth to protect the floor and meet current Building Regulations. As a general guide, the hearth should extend at least 300mm in front of the stove door, although larger stoves or specific manufacturers requirements may require greater clearances. During your home survey, we will advise on the correct hearth size and material to ensure your installation is both safe and fully compliant.
Related
Other things we fit
Electric fires
Fire FX electric fires and media walls where a woodburner is not the fit.
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HETAS-registered installs. We cover Leeds, Harrogate, Wetherby, York, Ripon, Malton, Thirsk and Scarborough.
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