Gas fueled fireplaces are more environmentally friendly than wood burning fireplaces.
Gas log fireplace vs wood burning.
The average cost to install a wood burning fireplace is between 857 and 3 595 according to homeadvisor while the average cost of a gas fireplace is between 2 300 and 10 000.
Well designed gas fireplaces can mimic the look of real logs so well that they re often mistaken for the real thing.
Also even the pleasant aroma of burning wood can be environmental and health hazards.
The epa estimates that ga s fireplaces emit 99 fewer particles than wood burners.
While not able to achieve the same ambiance that wood burning fireplaces can gas logs are still a great fireplace option.