Fireplaces and fires for Balsall Common

Start with the showroom

Balsall Common is a straightforward drive from our Earlswood showroom, so it is easy to see the marble and finished fireplaces in person before ordering.

We make each fireplace to measure, matching the surround, hearth and stone to your room, with fires and stoves to suit whether or not you have a chimney.

Within easy reach of Balsall Common.

The showroom is at Unit 6, Earlswood Garden & Landscape Centre, Forshaw Heath Road, Solihull, B94 5JU. Thursday to Saturday and Monday, 9:30 to 3:30, and Sunday 10 to 2. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Fireplaces and stone in Balsall Common

Balsall Common has grown a good deal, with newer estates sitting alongside older village houses and larger plots towards Berkswell and Barston. The bigger gardens here suit outdoor work as well as indoor, from stone worktops for an outdoor kitchen to a bioethanol fire pit table, while inside, the newer homes often have flat walls that suit an electric or gas fire with a made-to-measure surround.

It is a straightforward drive to the Earlswood showroom from Balsall Common, and worth it to see the stone and the finished pieces before you order.

For newer Balsall Common homes, the fireplace question is often how to create a focal point when there is no chimney breast. A made-to-measure surround with a suitable electric fire can give the wall structure, while a stove or bioethanol route may suit rooms where the customer wants a different feel.

Older homes and village properties tend to raise a different question: how to keep the fireplace in scale with the room. A surround that is too wide can crowd a smaller space, while a piece that is too light can disappear in a larger reception room. We use the room photos and measurements to judge that before recommending a route.

Balsall Common also has customers with more outdoor space to think about. The Birmingham outdoor kitchen case study is not in Balsall Common, but it is useful nearby proof for bespoke outdoor stonework, a matching fire pit dining table and an outdoor kitchen planned as one setting.

For indoor work, the nearest published examples are the Solihull and Shirley projects. The Solihull marble surround shows a made-to-measure fireplace planned around an existing stove, while the Shirley media wall shows a clean electric feature wall route for a room without a traditional fireplace focus.

A showroom visit is useful because Balsall Common projects can go in several directions: marble fireplace, electric fire, stove setting, outdoor table or fire pit table. Seeing the finishes in person makes it easier to choose the right material for the room or garden.

If you are planning building work, flooring or outdoor landscaping at the same time, talk to us early. Hearth depth, finished floor levels, table access and outdoor material choice are easier to plan before the surrounding work is finished.

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