Superior: WRT8048 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 WRT8048 is for the new build or remodel that wants a 48-inch wood-burning fireplace with the crackle and smell of real wood.

What Makes It Special

An exceptionally tall opening sits flush to the hearth, lined with Mosaic Masonry kiln-fired firebrick in a split herringbone pattern.

It has a massive smoke dome, heavy steel grate with forged andirons, mesh screens, optional glass door, and dual outside air kits. 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 WRT8048 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.