Superior: WRT4542 Wood Fireplace

A real wood-burning fireplace that frames into the wall.

Quick Facts

• Fuel: Wood.

Who It’s For

You love a real wood fire, but there’s no masonry chimney to build around. You need a wood fireplace that frames into the wall. The Superior WRT4542 is for the new build or remodel that wants a 42-inch wood-burning fireplace with the crackle and smell of real wood.

What Makes It Special

These massive wood burners have a tall opening, a massive smoke dome, and refractory panels in stacked or herringbone patterns.

A heavy cast iron grate with forged andirons, easy damper control, mesh screens, and dual outside air kits round it out. Superior backs it with a 20-year limited warranty.

Possible Downsides

• It is a wood fire. You haul and store wood, clean ash, and sweep the chimney.
• Glass doors are sold separately. Superior offers bi-fold glass doors as an option.

If you want a real wood fire built into the wall, the Superior WRT4542 is the right decision. The fire becomes the reason people gather in that room.

Choose the refractory or brick pattern and add glass doors, outside air kits, or gas logs.