Not always. Electric fires and bioethanol fires need no chimney or flue, so they suit modern homes, extensions and apartments. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves need a chimney or a flue system, and gas fires need a suitable flue or balanced-flue outlet. If you don't have a chimney, a stove can often still be fitted with a new flue system, and we can survey your home to check.

It depends on your room, how much heat you want and what installation is possible. Electric fires suit media walls and rooms without a chimney. Bioethanol fires give a real flame with no flue. Gas fires give instant, controllable heat. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves give the most heat and the most atmosphere. The easiest way to decide is to see them working side by side in our Bray showroom.

Electric fires create a flame effect with LED, HD screens or water mist, and can add some heat. Bioethanol fires burn a liquid plant-based fuel for a real flame with no smoke and no flue. Gas fires burn natural gas or LPG through a flue for instant heat at the touch of a button. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves burn logs or solid fuel for strong, real heat, and need a chimney or flue.

The right output depends on the size of the room, how well the house is insulated, and whether the fire is your main heat or for atmosphere. Too much heat makes a room uncomfortable and a stove run badly, so it is worth getting right. Bring your room measurements to the showroom, or send them to us, and we will recommend the right size and output.

Electric fires such as Dimplex, Faber and DRU, and bioethanol fires such as GlammFire, Planika and Le Feu, need no chimney. Bioethanol fires do have a minimum room size for each model, which we check with you before you buy.

Yes. A fireplace cassette or inset stove such as the Contura i2 turns an open fire into a far more efficient, cleaner-burning fire. If your chimney no longer works, a bioethanol grate like the GlammFire York or an electric inset can bring the fireplace back to life with no working chimney needed.

In SEAI's domestic fuel cost comparison for 1 July 2026, wood pellets cost 10.25 to 10.41 cent per kWh, compared with 11.72 to 12.60 cent per kWh for heating oil. Pellets also aren't tied to world oil prices, so your heating bill is less exposed to the next oil price spike. Actual savings depend on your home, your old boiler and how you heat, and we can talk you through it.

Wood pellets are made from compressed wood, usually sawdust and offcuts. The carbon released when they burn is roughly what the trees absorbed as they grew, so pellets from sustainably managed forests are treated as a carbon-neutral fuel, with far lower lifetime emissions than heating oil.

In most homes, yes. A pellet boiler connects to your existing radiators and hot water, just like an oil boiler, and feeds itself automatically from a pellet store. It needs space for the boiler and the pellets, and a suitable flue. We survey your home and plan the switch with you.

A pellet boiler heats your whole house and hot water through your radiators, replacing an oil boiler. A pellet room stove heats the room it's in, with a real flame to look at. A pellet boiler stove does both: it sits in your living room with a visible flame and also heats your radiators and water. Many homes use a pellet room stove to cut how much oil they burn, and a pellet boiler or boiler stove to stop using oil altogether.

You fill the hopper with pellets. The stove lights automatically, feeds itself pellets as needed and holds the temperature you set, with timers and, on many models, app control. It's as easy to live with as central heating, with the warmth and flame of a real fire.

Government policy is moving homes away from fossil fuel heating. Building standards for new homes already favour renewable heat, and in 2026 SEAI called for a date after which no new oil or gas boilers can be installed. Switching to pellets now future-proofs your home.

At the time of writing, SEAI's home energy grants focus on heat pumps and insulation and do not cover pellet boilers or stoves. Supports change, so ask us about anything currently available when you get in touch.

We sell Nordica Extraflame pellet boilers such as the PK and PR ranges, pellet boiler stoves from Nordica Extraflame, Palazzetti and Elcofire that heat your radiators, and pellet room stoves from Ecoforest, Palazzetti, Nordica Extraflame, Klover, Dielle, Elcofire, Aduro, Foco and Atenas, plus Thornhill pellet range cookers.

Buy good-quality heating pellets, ideally ENplus certified, and store them somewhere dry. Poor or damp pellets burn badly and mean more cleaning. We'll advise on the right pellets for your stove or boiler.

The Soot Doctor, our OFTEC-registered sister company founded by professional firefighter George Tracey, installs and services pellet stoves and boilers, including the flue. A yearly service keeps a pellet appliance clean, efficient and reliable.

Oldcourt Business Park, Boghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 K235. It is minutes from Dublin, with free parking. Phone (01) 444 4625 or email info@flamestyle.ie.

Yes, and we recommend it. Many fires are on live display, including Ireland's largest HWAM and WIKING display with stoves burning live, our specialist Dimplex Flame Studio with the new Dimplex Triton 1500, the new DRU Valo, the GlammFire York and two Vlaze outdoor kitchens.

Yes. We deliver nationwide across Ireland, and install across Leinster and the Midlands.

Many products are in stock or available quickly. Traeger grills, for example, are typically available from our warehouse in a day or two. Handmade pieces such as JC Bordelet and GlammFire are made to order, so they take longer. We give you an estimated lead time when you order.

Prices on some models change during the year, and some ranges, such as the new Dimplex Triton, have recently come down in price. Check the product pages or call us for current prices.

Yes. Installation is carried out by our sister company, The Soot Doctor, founded in 2011 by professional firefighter George Tracey. We install wood-burning stoves, gas fires, bioethanol fireplaces, electric fires and flue systems across Wicklow, Dublin, Leinster and the Midlands.

Yes. The Soot Doctor's team is OFTEC registered and experienced with stoves, gas fires, bioethanol fires and chimney systems.

Yes. We check the chimney or flue route, the room, the floor and walls around the fire and anything else the installation depends on, so there are no surprises on the day.

Yes, when it is done correctly, with the right clearances to combustible walls, heat shielding, a non-combustible hearth, a correctly rated flue where it passes through timber, and a carbon monoxide alarm. Led by a professional firefighter, we have the fire-safety and construction expertise to install wood stoves safely, even in wooden cabins.

In most homes, yes. A suspended fireplace such as a JC Bordelet hangs from the ceiling on its flue, so the ceiling structure, flue route and clearances need to be checked and planned. We survey the room and design the installation around it.

If you are fitting a stove or any fuel-burning appliance, you should have a carbon monoxide alarm in the room, and our installers fit one as part of a stove installation. It is one of the simplest ways to keep your home safe.

Many chimney fires and heating incidents are caused by poorly installed appliances. George Tracey saw this first-hand as a firefighter, which is why The Soot Doctor was founded. Correct installation keeps your home safe and makes the fire work the way it should.

We sell HWAM, WIKING, Charnwood, Contura, Thornhill range cookers and more. We are the main agent for Charnwood and Contura, and have the largest HWAM and WIKING display in Ireland.

HWAM Autopilot is a heat-sensitive spring built into every HWAM stove. It adjusts the air automatically as you light, reload and burn down, with no electricity and no fiddling with controls.

Burn dry, well-seasoned hardwood. Wet wood burns poorly, gives less heat, blackens the glass and causes tar deposits in the chimney. We stock fuel and log storage, and can advise on seasoning and storing wood.

At least once a year for a stove or open fire, and more often if you burn a lot. The Soot Doctor sweeps and inspects chimneys, and can service your stove at the same time.

Yes, by a long way. An open fire sends most of its heat up the chimney, while a modern stove or cassette keeps it in the room and burns the fuel more cleanly.

These are Dimplex's three flame technologies. Optimyst uses water mist lit by LEDs for a 3D flame and smoke you can see from any angle. Opti-V uses an HD screen for photorealistic flames with sound. Optiflame, introduced in 1988, uses a moving mirror to create a flickering flame. You can compare all three in our Dimplex Flame Studio.

They need water, but not always a mains connection. Many models, such as the Dimplex Triton, can be filled from a bottle or connected to the mains. Faber fires can use an optional pump kit where there is no water supply nearby.

Many do. Most Dimplex models have an optional heater of up to 2 kW, and some fires, such as the Faber e-MatriX Mood, are designed purely for the flame. You can run most electric fires as flame only all year.

Yes, when they are correctly chosen and installed. Each model has a minimum room size, it needs sensible clearances, and you should never refill a burner while it is lit or hot. Automatic models such as GlammFire EVOPlus and Planika fires add built-in safety sensors.

Yes. They burn a real flame and give off real warmth, with no smoke, soot or ash, although they are chosen more for the flame and atmosphere than as a main heat source.

Flamestyle in Bray, Co. Wicklow is Ireland's first and longest-established premium GlammFire retailer. Our team has trained on factory visits to GlammFire in Portugal, so we know every product inside out, and we supply and install the full range nationwide.

GlammFire is a Portuguese maker of sculptural bioethanol fireplaces, founded in 2008 in northern Portugal and now sold in over 50 markets. Every piece is made by hand in its workshop.

The range includes suspended fires such as Thales, Eudoxus, Pythagoras, Perola, Perola Plus and Contour 13; freestanding pieces such as Mileto, Loft and Cosmo Plus; the York grate for existing fireplaces; GlammBox fireboxes for media walls; and burners such as Fire Line EVOPlus, EVOPlus 600 Lite, Fire Round and Burners I to V.

Yes. The GlammFire York is on live, working display in our Bray showroom, so you can watch the flame, try the remote and see the finishes up close.

Yes. The GlammFire York is a remote-controlled bioethanol grate that brings a traditional or disused fireplace back to life, with a real 400 mm flame, automatic filling and built-in safety sensors, and no working chimney needed.

EVOPlus is GlammFire's automatic burner technology. It lights by remote, fills itself from a fuel tank and monitors itself with built-in safety sensors. It is used in models such as the GlammBox EVOPlus, Loft EVOPlus, York and Fire Line EVOPlus.

Yes. GlammFire's ceiling-hung fires, including Thales, Eudoxus, Pythagoras, Perola and Contour 13, leave the floor clear and turn the flame into a sculpture. Because they burn bioethanol, they need no flue, and we plan the ceiling fixings with you.

Yes. The GlammBox EVOPlus range, including the double-sided GlammBox 1200 DF and the three-sided GlammBox 3 Faces 1080, is a complete ready-to-install firebox for media walls, chimney breasts and room dividers.

Most GlammFire pieces are made to order, with finishes such as lacquered steel, Corten, stainless steel, gold, gold leaf, velvet and RAL colours, depending on the model.

Yes. GlammFire is used in luxury hotels, spas, restaurants and superyachts worldwide, and Flamestyle supplies and installs it for Irish hospitality and commercial projects, with the fire-safety knowledge those spaces need.

Yes. We sell fire pits, outdoor gas and bioethanol fires, outdoor wood stoves, Vlaze outdoor kitchens, Traeger pellet grills and log storage.

Flamestyle is the only dealer for Vlaze outdoor kitchens in Ireland, with two Vlaze display kitchens in our Charnwood and Vlaze showroom in Bray.

Flamestyle is a Premier Traeger dealer and accredited Traeger repair centre, with the Timberline, Ironwood, Pro and Woodridge ranges and Traeger pellets. Stock is typically available from our warehouse in a day or two.

Flamestyle in Bray is an accredited Traeger repair centre. We diagnose and repair ignition, temperature, auger, fan, controller and WiFIRE issues, and service Traeger grills.

Flamestyle is a repair centre for Faber fires, especially water-mist models like the e-MatriX and the Dimplex Triton. We repair and service the water supply, mist units, pumps, lighting and controls.

Yes. We supply Dimplex spare parts and service Dimplex fires. Send us your model number and we will find the right part.

Yes. The Soot Doctor sweeps and inspects chimneys, and services stoves, so they stay safe and efficient year after year.

GlammFire, Charnwood, Vlaze, HWAM, WIKING, Dimplex, Faber, Contura, JC Bordelet, Planika, DRU, Traeger, Thornhill, Le Feu, RB73, Valor and many more.

We are the main agent in Ireland for Charnwood, Vlaze, Contura, Faber and JC Bordelet. We are Ireland's first and longest-established premium GlammFire retailer, a premium HWAM, Dimplex and Planika dealer, and an accredited Traeger repair centre.

Yes. Flamestyle was voted Charnwood Retailer of the Year by Charnwood.

Not always. Electric fires and bioethanol fires need no chimney or flue, so they suit modern homes, extensions and apartments. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves need a chimney or a flue system, and gas fires need a suitable flue or balanced-flue outlet. If you don't have a chimney, a stove can often still be fitted with a new flue system, and we can survey your home to check.

It depends on your room, how much heat you want and what installation is possible. Electric fires suit media walls and rooms without a chimney. Bioethanol fires give a real flame with no flue. Gas fires give instant, controllable heat. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves give the most heat and the most atmosphere. The easiest way to decide is to see them working side by side in our Bray showroom.

Electric fires create a flame effect with LED, HD screens or water mist, and can add some heat. Bioethanol fires burn a liquid plant-based fuel for a real flame with no smoke and no flue. Gas fires burn natural gas or LPG through a flue for instant heat at the touch of a button. Wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves burn logs or solid fuel for strong, real heat, and need a chimney or flue.

The right output depends on the size of the room, how well the house is insulated, and whether the fire is your main heat or for atmosphere. Too much heat makes a room uncomfortable and a stove run badly, so it is worth getting right. Bring your room measurements to the showroom, or send them to us, and we will recommend the right size and output.

Electric fires such as Dimplex, Faber and DRU, and bioethanol fires such as GlammFire, Planika and Le Feu, need no chimney. Bioethanol fires do have a minimum room size for each model, which we check with you before you buy.

Yes. A fireplace cassette or inset stove such as the Contura i2 turns an open fire into a far more efficient, cleaner-burning fire. If your chimney no longer works, a bioethanol grate like the GlammFire York or an electric inset can bring the fireplace back to life with no working chimney needed.

In SEAI's domestic fuel cost comparison for 1 July 2026, wood pellets cost 10.25 to 10.41 cent per kWh, compared with 11.72 to 12.60 cent per kWh for heating oil. Pellets also aren't tied to world oil prices, so your heating bill is less exposed to the next oil price spike. Actual savings depend on your home, your old boiler and how you heat, and we can talk you through it.

Wood pellets are made from compressed wood, usually sawdust and offcuts. The carbon released when they burn is roughly what the trees absorbed as they grew, so pellets from sustainably managed forests are treated as a carbon-neutral fuel, with far lower lifetime emissions than heating oil.

In most homes, yes. A pellet boiler connects to your existing radiators and hot water, just like an oil boiler, and feeds itself automatically from a pellet store. It needs space for the boiler and the pellets, and a suitable flue. We survey your home and plan the switch with you.

A pellet boiler heats your whole house and hot water through your radiators, replacing an oil boiler. A pellet room stove heats the room it's in, with a real flame to look at. A pellet boiler stove does both: it sits in your living room with a visible flame and also heats your radiators and water. Many homes use a pellet room stove to cut how much oil they burn, and a pellet boiler or boiler stove to stop using oil altogether.

You fill the hopper with pellets. The stove lights automatically, feeds itself pellets as needed and holds the temperature you set, with timers and, on many models, app control. It's as easy to live with as central heating, with the warmth and flame of a real fire.

Government policy is moving homes away from fossil fuel heating. Building standards for new homes already favour renewable heat, and in 2026 SEAI called for a date after which no new oil or gas boilers can be installed. Switching to pellets now future-proofs your home.

At the time of writing, SEAI's home energy grants focus on heat pumps and insulation and do not cover pellet boilers or stoves. Supports change, so ask us about anything currently available when you get in touch.

We sell Nordica Extraflame pellet boilers such as the PK and PR ranges, pellet boiler stoves from Nordica Extraflame, Palazzetti and Elcofire that heat your radiators, and pellet room stoves from Ecoforest, Palazzetti, Nordica Extraflame, Klover, Dielle, Elcofire, Aduro, Foco and Atenas, plus Thornhill pellet range cookers.

Buy good-quality heating pellets, ideally ENplus certified, and store them somewhere dry. Poor or damp pellets burn badly and mean more cleaning. We'll advise on the right pellets for your stove or boiler.

The Soot Doctor, our OFTEC-registered sister company founded by professional firefighter George Tracey, installs and services pellet stoves and boilers, including the flue. A yearly service keeps a pellet appliance clean, efficient and reliable.

Oldcourt Business Park, Boghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 K235. It is minutes from Dublin, with free parking. Phone (01) 444 4625 or email info@flamestyle.ie.

Yes, and we recommend it. Many fires are on live display, including Ireland's largest HWAM and WIKING display with stoves burning live, our specialist Dimplex Flame Studio with the new Dimplex Triton 1500, the new DRU Valo, the GlammFire York and two Vlaze outdoor kitchens.

Yes. We deliver nationwide across Ireland, and install across Leinster and the Midlands.

Many products are in stock or available quickly. Traeger grills, for example, are typically available from our warehouse in a day or two. Handmade pieces such as JC Bordelet and GlammFire are made to order, so they take longer. We give you an estimated lead time when you order.

Prices on some models change during the year, and some ranges, such as the new Dimplex Triton, have recently come down in price. Check the product pages or call us for current prices.

Yes. Installation is carried out by our sister company, The Soot Doctor, founded in 2011 by professional firefighter George Tracey. We install wood-burning stoves, gas fires, bioethanol fireplaces, electric fires and flue systems across Wicklow, Dublin, Leinster and the Midlands.

Yes. The Soot Doctor's team is OFTEC registered and experienced with stoves, gas fires, bioethanol fires and chimney systems.

Yes. We check the chimney or flue route, the room, the floor and walls around the fire and anything else the installation depends on, so there are no surprises on the day.

Yes, when it is done correctly, with the right clearances to combustible walls, heat shielding, a non-combustible hearth, a correctly rated flue where it passes through timber, and a carbon monoxide alarm. Led by a professional firefighter, we have the fire-safety and construction expertise to install wood stoves safely, even in wooden cabins.

In most homes, yes. A suspended fireplace such as a JC Bordelet hangs from the ceiling on its flue, so the ceiling structure, flue route and clearances need to be checked and planned. We survey the room and design the installation around it.

If you are fitting a stove or any fuel-burning appliance, you should have a carbon monoxide alarm in the room, and our installers fit one as part of a stove installation. It is one of the simplest ways to keep your home safe.

Many chimney fires and heating incidents are caused by poorly installed appliances. George Tracey saw this first-hand as a firefighter, which is why The Soot Doctor was founded. Correct installation keeps your home safe and makes the fire work the way it should.

We sell HWAM, WIKING, Charnwood, Contura, Thornhill range cookers and more. We are the main agent for Charnwood and Contura, and have the largest HWAM and WIKING display in Ireland.

HWAM Autopilot is a heat-sensitive spring built into every HWAM stove. It adjusts the air automatically as you light, reload and burn down, with no electricity and no fiddling with controls.

Burn dry, well-seasoned hardwood. Wet wood burns poorly, gives less heat, blackens the glass and causes tar deposits in the chimney. We stock fuel and log storage, and can advise on seasoning and storing wood.

At least once a year for a stove or open fire, and more often if you burn a lot. The Soot Doctor sweeps and inspects chimneys, and can service your stove at the same time.

Yes, by a long way. An open fire sends most of its heat up the chimney, while a modern stove or cassette keeps it in the room and burns the fuel more cleanly.

These are Dimplex's three flame technologies. Optimyst uses water mist lit by LEDs for a 3D flame and smoke you can see from any angle. Opti-V uses an HD screen for photorealistic flames with sound. Optiflame, introduced in 1988, uses a moving mirror to create a flickering flame. You can compare all three in our Dimplex Flame Studio.

They need water, but not always a mains connection. Many models, such as the Dimplex Triton, can be filled from a bottle or connected to the mains. Faber fires can use an optional pump kit where there is no water supply nearby.

Many do. Most Dimplex models have an optional heater of up to 2 kW, and some fires, such as the Faber e-MatriX Mood, are designed purely for the flame. You can run most electric fires as flame only all year.

Yes, when they are correctly chosen and installed. Each model has a minimum room size, it needs sensible clearances, and you should never refill a burner while it is lit or hot. Automatic models such as GlammFire EVOPlus and Planika fires add built-in safety sensors.

Yes. They burn a real flame and give off real warmth, with no smoke, soot or ash, although they are chosen more for the flame and atmosphere than as a main heat source.

Flamestyle in Bray, Co. Wicklow is Ireland's first and longest-established premium GlammFire retailer. Our team has trained on factory visits to GlammFire in Portugal, so we know every product inside out, and we supply and install the full range nationwide.

GlammFire is a Portuguese maker of sculptural bioethanol fireplaces, founded in 2008 in northern Portugal and now sold in over 50 markets. Every piece is made by hand in its workshop.

The range includes suspended fires such as Thales, Eudoxus, Pythagoras, Perola, Perola Plus and Contour 13; freestanding pieces such as Mileto, Loft and Cosmo Plus; the York grate for existing fireplaces; GlammBox fireboxes for media walls; and burners such as Fire Line EVOPlus, EVOPlus 600 Lite, Fire Round and Burners I to V.

Yes. The GlammFire York is on live, working display in our Bray showroom, so you can watch the flame, try the remote and see the finishes up close.

Yes. The GlammFire York is a remote-controlled bioethanol grate that brings a traditional or disused fireplace back to life, with a real 400 mm flame, automatic filling and built-in safety sensors, and no working chimney needed.

EVOPlus is GlammFire's automatic burner technology. It lights by remote, fills itself from a fuel tank and monitors itself with built-in safety sensors. It is used in models such as the GlammBox EVOPlus, Loft EVOPlus, York and Fire Line EVOPlus.

Yes. GlammFire's ceiling-hung fires, including Thales, Eudoxus, Pythagoras, Perola and Contour 13, leave the floor clear and turn the flame into a sculpture. Because they burn bioethanol, they need no flue, and we plan the ceiling fixings with you.

Yes. The GlammBox EVOPlus range, including the double-sided GlammBox 1200 DF and the three-sided GlammBox 3 Faces 1080, is a complete ready-to-install firebox for media walls, chimney breasts and room dividers.

Most GlammFire pieces are made to order, with finishes such as lacquered steel, Corten, stainless steel, gold, gold leaf, velvet and RAL colours, depending on the model.

Yes. GlammFire is used in luxury hotels, spas, restaurants and superyachts worldwide, and Flamestyle supplies and installs it for Irish hospitality and commercial projects, with the fire-safety knowledge those spaces need.

Yes. We sell fire pits, outdoor gas and bioethanol fires, outdoor wood stoves, Vlaze outdoor kitchens, Traeger pellet grills and log storage.

Flamestyle is the only dealer for Vlaze outdoor kitchens in Ireland, with two Vlaze display kitchens in our Charnwood and Vlaze showroom in Bray.

Flamestyle is a Premier Traeger dealer and accredited Traeger repair centre, with the Timberline, Ironwood, Pro and Woodridge ranges and Traeger pellets. Stock is typically available from our warehouse in a day or two.

Flamestyle in Bray is an accredited Traeger repair centre. We diagnose and repair ignition, temperature, auger, fan, controller and WiFIRE issues, and service Traeger grills.

Flamestyle is a repair centre for Faber fires, especially water-mist models like the e-MatriX and the Dimplex Triton. We repair and service the water supply, mist units, pumps, lighting and controls.

Yes. We supply Dimplex spare parts and service Dimplex fires. Send us your model number and we will find the right part.

Yes. The Soot Doctor sweeps and inspects chimneys, and services stoves, so they stay safe and efficient year after year.

GlammFire, Charnwood, Vlaze, HWAM, WIKING, Dimplex, Faber, Contura, JC Bordelet, Planika, DRU, Traeger, Thornhill, Le Feu, RB73, Valor and many more.

We are the main agent in Ireland for Charnwood, Vlaze, Contura, Faber and JC Bordelet. We are Ireland's first and longest-established premium GlammFire retailer, a premium HWAM, Dimplex and Planika dealer, and an accredited Traeger repair centre.

Yes. Flamestyle was voted Charnwood Retailer of the Year by Charnwood.