Bonfire Fireplaces and Stoves

Fireplaces and stoves in Reading and the south east of England

Bonfire Fireplaces and Stoves is a company based in Reading (Berkshire) that presents itself as a supplier, designer and installer of fireplaces and stoves, serving the whole of the south east of England. The firm states that it has more than 25 years of experience in fireplace installation and that its work has been featured by media and industry voices.

Fireplace catalogue

The fireplace catalogue covers a wide variety of materials and styles. Stone options include Bath stone, granite, limestone, marble, sandstone and travertine fireplaces. It also offers wood fireplaces in solid oak, pine, painted and non-combustible, as well as steel fireplaces with fascias, frames and slips. The range is completed by cast iron fireplaces, with fascias and inserts, including tiled cast iron fireplace inserts.

The company also sells fireplace hearths in glass, granite, limestone, slate and vitreous enamel, together with linings, firebacks, chamber linings and heat shields. Available styles include Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, modern and designer fireplaces, as well as fireplace suites.

Stoves and fuels

In the stoves section, Bonfire offers wood burning stoves, multi fuel stoves, eco design stoves, DEFRA approved stoves, contemporary stoves, inset and cassette stoves, and suspended stoves. It also has conventional flue and balanced flue gas stoves, contemporary, traditional, LPG and inset gas stoves; freestanding, inset, contemporary, traditional and wall mounted electric stoves; and pellet stoves.

The selection is organised by heat output, with categories ranging from small (2 kW to 4.9 kW) to extra large (over 11 kW). Stoves are also offered by style, such as country cottage, glamping, kitchen cooking, log store, pedestal, round, soapstone and white stoves. Accessories include stove fans, stove benches, log storage, wood briquettes and wood logs.

Fires and outdoor fireplaces

The company sells electric, gas and bioethanol fires. Electric fires include media wall, hearth mounted, wall mounted, built-in, freestanding and smart control models, with options suited to TV sizes from 32 to 85 inches. Gas fires cover conventional flue and balanced flue, high efficiency, built-in, hearth mounted and LPG, with visible fire widths from less than one metre to more than two metres. Bioethanol fires include fire baskets, burners, built-in, ceiling, freestanding, tabletop and wall mounted fires.

For outdoors, Bonfire offers outdoor heating, chimineas, fire pits, outdoor stoves, outdoor fireplaces, gas, steel and wood fired pizza ovens, and gas and wood fired barbecues, along with accessories and outdoor kitchens.

Installation and maintenance services

The company provides design and installation, renovation and redesign, technical finishes and fabrication, bespoke designer fireplaces, false chimney breasts, media walls and custom fireplace hearths with a cut-to-size service. It serves domestic and residential, commercial and retail, trade and professional sectors, historic properties, London location specialists, passive house specialists and thatched property specialists.

In chimney services, it carries out installation of chimney cappers, cowls, fans and chimney pots, chimney lining and chimney testing. In flue services, it installs flexible flue liners, pumice flue systems and twin wall flue systems, as well as flue design and installation and commercial flue systems. It also offers home and site surveys, chimney camera inspections, drone inspections, smoke testing and virtual surveys. Maintenance includes after-sales support, chimney sweeping, wood logs and spare parts.

Brands and coverage

The company's catalogue includes brands such as ACR, Barbas, BBQube, Bodj, Bonfire, Brewer Cowls, British Fires, Calfire, Capital Fireplaces, Cast Tec, Charlton & Jenrick, Charnwood, Chesneys, Contura, Decoflame, Di Lusso, Dovre, Dragonfly, Ecofan, Element 4, Exodraft, FDC, Firebloom, FireFX, Fireline, Focus Creation, Focus Fireplaces, Gazco, Geocast, Hunter Stoves Group, ILD, Josef Davidssons, Jøtul, Katell, Legend Fires, Midtherm, Mi Fires, Mi Flues, Morsø, Newman Fireplaces, Nordpeis, Nu Flame, Onyx, Parkray, Pingewood, Purevision, RAIS, RB73, Rocal, Rytons, Scan, Schiedel, Solo Stove, Solution Fires, Stovax, Stûv, Traforart, Uber Logs, Varde, Vlaze, Wanders, Woodpecker and Worcestershire Marble.

The company operates a showroom in Reading and offers service in the south east of England, with related coverage areas. Its catalogue includes popular articles such as the ultimate guide to chimneys and flue systems, the different flue systems for wood burning stoves, conventional and balanced flue systems, and the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from log burners.

Location and contact

Phone: 0118 970 1717 · Email: info@bonfire.co.uk · Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09:00-17:00; Wednesday: 09:00-19:00; Friday: 09:00-16:00; Saturday and Sunday: closed