Freestanding stoves are hearth solutions which are designed to be stand-alone, modular appliances that can be installed into a wide range of locations in the home. Stoves offer a high degree of versatility when it comes to stove location. Most often stoves solutions are used when a consumer desires to add a hearth solution to a room but space, budget, preference, and/or complexity may rule out a fireplace solution, or when a pre-existing fireplace does not exist,; ruling out an insert solution. In the early years freestanding stoves were developed to capture as much heat as possible from a fire and transfer that heat back into the living area. Traditional fireplaces were not as efficient for adding heat to the home. Stoves today are carefully designed, tested, and approved to ultilize several different fuel types such as Gas, Wood, and Wood Pellet fuels. Stoves can be an attractive and efficeint way to add a supplimental/secondary heat source to your home.