The numbers that describe fireplaces and home heating in America, gathered in one place and sourced. Natural gas heats 47 percent of US homes and electricity 42 percent. About 2.5 million households heat primarily with wood and another 9 million use it as backup. Heating equipment causes about 65,000 home fires a year, and failure … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. Short version: gas costs more to install ($2,300 to $10,000 in 2026) but heats a room electric cannot touch. Electric wins on install cost ($300 to … Read more
Removing a fireplace costs $500 to $2,500 for a partial removal and $3,000 to $6,000 to take out the fireplace and chimney completely, per the 2026 HomeGuide figures. The wide gap between those numbers is structural: a partial removal is demolition, a full removal is demolition plus holding your house up afterward. Partial removal (above … Read more
Gas fireplace repair costs $150 to $600 for most jobs in 2026, with a typical full range of $200 to $1,000. The part is usually cheap. You are paying for the diagnosis and the service call. A dead igniter might be a $100 fix, a failed blower motor can reach $1,000, and knowing which problem … Read more
Converting a wood fireplace to gas costs $300 to $2,000 for a gas log set, or $2,000 to $5,000 for a gas insert installed, per the 2026 HomeGuide figures. The log set is the cheap ambiance option. The insert is the one that actually heats your house. Add $200 to $1,000 if there’s no gas … Read more
A gas fireplace installation costs $2,300 to $10,000 in 2026, about $3,600 for an insert. What moves the price, permit rules, and the sources behind every number.