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Direct-vent gas fireplaces are made in many different designs. Standard one-sided models are the norm, but you'll also find two-sided, three-sided (peninsula), and four-sided (island) styles, as well as bay-window shapes and corner units. Heat-N-Glo even makes a three-sided Pier Bar unit that can go at the end of a bar.
Sizes vary. You'll find units from about 30 to 48 inches wide and about 24 to 30 inches high. They are typically quite shallow—from 13 to 18 inches deep.
Nearly all manufacturers make both top- and rear-venting models. Where you need to vent a unit upward because there isn't a straight shot out a wall, top-venting types work well.
Depending upon the model, vents may run vertically or horizontally for quite a distance—up to 25 feet or more.Photo courtesy of Heat & Glo
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