The wife recons its cold here in Johannesburg. My built in layer of extra insulation makes Johannesburg winters feel rather pleasant to me. At this stage she is spinning the electricity meter`s disc faster than a Ranger Raptors rear tires on Northrand road with all the heaters she has on to "survive" this unbearable cold.


Seems like I'm in for a few pounds so I need to make sure I chose wisely. I did the google thing for a few days and read a few reviews online, but firsthand experience and feedback is always more trustworthy than some paid for online write-up by Vijay in India.


One thing that bothers me is that a few of the place have identical products and websites but under different names.

https://gcfires.co.za/product-catego.../freestanding/

https://hydrofire.co.za/product-tag/...ing-fireplaces

Im looking at spending about R20k for a free-standing wood fireplace, it seems like the flute and installation is an additional R10k.

Any advice would be highly appreciated.