We installed a gas fireplace in our home where there was no pre-existing fireplace. It was completed less than a month ago.

We went with Light My Fire in Fair Lawn, primarily because the other places we went to were slightly rude and didn't want to put in the effort with us to help us figure out what we needed to get done. They really showed no interest in dealing with us. Light My Fire was very patient with us and gave us several options. They came to our house and really helped us decide the best options. The final cost with them was about $7,000 for the gas insert and installation.

We decided to remove a window to place the fireplace in its spot. So we incurred some costs that you won't in terms of .having to purchase siding for the outside of the house and materials to close up the window hole.

Also, we had to build a frame for the fireplace. We had an electrician come in to give us a dedicated outlet (actually it was a whip). We have a neighbor who was able to do the window removal and siding and build the frame, and a friend who is an electrician, who did that work inexpensively.

Finally, the finishing work on the fireplace. All the work outside of the $7000 for Light My Fire cost about $5000. Most of that money went into the finishing work because we had friends do the other things.

I love our fireplace. I wish we had done it years ago. I highly recommend Light My Fire. The one glitch in the system is that it took forever for the actual gas insert to be shipped. We were given an initial date of late May and barely had it installed by Thanksgiving. The finishing work was done about a week later. So we literally JUST had this work done.