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Custom Design

For over thirty years, Nickos Chimney Company has been custom designing, installing, and maintaining efficient wood and gas fireplaces.

Do any of these pictures strike your fancy? Or maybe you've seen something in a brochure, a magazine, on a TV show or in a movie. Can we reproduce it? Absolutely! Maybe you only know that the time has come for your favorite room to glow with flickering flames as you unwind from a long hard day...

Where do you start?

Tour our show rooms at our Latrobe store. See dozens of burning displays. Touch various surfaces, see the beauty of flames and see first hand the exquisite workmanship. Talk with our knowledgeable staff. They'll be happy to introduce you to the decision you'll need to make...

Factory- built fireplaces stylishly finished in wood, brick, stone, marble, metal, slate, tile or granite.
That same fireplace accessible from two, three or four sides ("see- through", "corner" or "peninsula").
Efficient "inserts" to update an existing fireplace.
How to fuel it -- firewood, the traditional way -- or one of the modern means that still give you all the beauty and wonder, but far less work: natural gas, propane, wood pellets.
Natural draft venting, direct venting or vent free.
Accessories to complete your decor -- facings, mantles, fire-backs, hearth rugs, andirons, fenders, screens, glass doors -- even a remote control so you don't have to disturb yourself to adjust the blaze!

See why you have to start with a visit? This list hasn't even scratched the surface. And photographs just can't do our fireplaces justice!

Schedule a visit by our experienced Planners to your home. Whether the store visit narrowed your choices or set your imagination racing, our professional can evaluate

What's structurally possible.
What's aesthetically pleasing in a room the size of your chosen site.
What fits your budget.
What will blend best with -- and accentuate -- your present decor. Or, if you wish, suggest broader renovations around this new fireplace. They'll take the detailed measurements required to move the project forward.

Return to the Store to finalize the details that go into installing a true Masterpiece. By this point, you'll know your preferences, and a second walk-through our extensive display will help you reach your decisions.

Watch in amazement and growing anticipation as our new Masterpiece is installed! Our trained team of artisans will make sure your family is safe and your investment runs efficiently. Getting this part right is the key to your long-term enjoyment. We won't let you down!

Time for a change? Redecorating your room? Never really liked the look of your fireplace?

A new look for the fireplace is as E-Z as a new look anywhere else in you home. Let us help you with a fireplace makeover.

Live in an older style home? Fireplace not used in years? Is it safe? Can it be made operable?

"Invite an old friend back into your home." Restore your fireplace to its original beauty and safety. We are here for you.

Our region is known for beautiful stone fireplaces. Falling Waters and Kentucky Knob are just several of the stone fireplaces seen by people world wide.

The warmth and beauty of handcrafted mantels, cabinets and entertainment centers. Limestone, marble, granite, slate and tile add to the unlimited combinations of materials that can be used. The final look is as varied as your imagination. Let our craftsmen design and build your fireplace.

564 Electric Fireplace. The most extraordinary feature of the 36” fireplace is the wood-like flame and glowing embers of the fire through 564 square inches of glass. With lights built into the log set and a pulsating ember bed, these flames simulate the look of a live wood fire. The Fireplace Xtrordinair 564 Electric fireplace can be added to any room you choose in about one hour. Simply plug it into a standard wall outlet. A built in 5,000 BTU heater with an air circulating fan provides gentle heat for your room. Cost to operate averages approximately 3 cents an hour with the flame on for ambiance and 8 cents an hour when both flame and heater are on.

The Illuminations Electric fireplace is a breakthrough product that features an eclectic fusion of materials, platinum colored glass, mined calcite stone, natural beeswax or frosted sleeves, missed with patented technology that fools the eye into thinking you have a beautiful fireplace decorated with real burning candles. However, it is neither a real fireplace nor real candles; it is the Illuminations Electric Fireplace by Fireplace Xtrordinair.

The soothing candle-like flames appear to gently bend and flicker to an invisible draft. This movement is created through a patented device that creates a magnetic impulse causing the flame to move independently of the other “candles” in the fireplace. The contoured shape and featured coloration of the flame appears as an almost perfect imitation of a real candle.

The Arched Portrait-Style Model 1924E features a black interior standard or the choice of three optional interior liners. This model can also be installed as a see-through fireplace. One button remote control or wall switch for on/off convenience, crushed platinum glass to add sparkle and depth to the fireplace floor, no heat, no fire, no smoke, no smell and no venting required, extremely safe, It is inexpensive to operate as it draws less electricity than a 40 watt bulb on a 110 volt connection. This unit is tested to UL standards.

The most extraordinary feature of this portrait-style fireplace is the wood-like flame and glowing embers of the fire through 394 square inches of glass. With LED lights built into the log set and a pulsating ember bed, these flames simulate the look of a live wood fire. The Fireplace Xtrordinair 21 Electric fireplace is so versatile it can be built-in to any room you choose. A built-in 5,000 Btu heater with an air circulating fan provides gentle heat for your room. This feature makes the 21E ideal for providing supplemental heat to bedrooms, offices and other intimate spaces up to 400 sq. ft.

The 21 E fireplace is also ideal if you live in an apartment or condominium where no gas line or chimney access is available. To operate the 21E, simply plug it into a standard wall outlet. The 21 E is also economical to operate. Cost to operate averages approximately 3 cents an hour with the flame on for ambiance and 8 cents an hour when both flame and heater are on.

Want more heat? Save fuel? Help with a clean environment? Consider a wood, gas or pellet fireplace insert.

Convert your fireplace to give you supplemental, zone and/or emergency heat, lower heating bills, efficiency, convenience and a new look all in one days installation. Consult with our experts on what is best for you and your home.

Beautiful hand crafted glass doors, gorgeous flaming gas logs, tool sets, grates, bellows and more put the final touches on your fireplace.

If you have a fireplace and use it regularly, you want to be sure it's inspected and cleaned annually before the burning season. Your safety is paramount.