A Fireplace Store and More · Downers Grove, IL
Fireplace Store in Downers Grove, IL
We are the fireplace store in Downers Grove: a showroom on 75th Street, our own installers and our own chimney crew, under one roof. You are minutes from the floor, and most of the fireplaces we put in go into houses like yours. Bring a photo of your fireplace or the wall and we will tell you what fits.
About A Fireplace Store and More
A Fireplace Store and More serves Downers Grove, Illinois from its showroom at 1202-B 75th Street in Downers Grove: gas, wood, pellet and electric fireplaces, inserts, stoves and gas logs from nineteen brands, installed and serviced by the store’s own team. Showroom open seven days (Mon–Fri 10–5, Sat 11–4, Sun 1–4); in-home estimates in Downers Grove. (630) 241-1919.
- On 75th Streetat Lemont Road, unit B, with parking at the door
- 19 brandshand-picked for reliability, installed and serviced by us
- Our own teamsells it, installs it and services it
- Open 7 daysMon–Fri 10–5 · Sat 11–4 · Sun 1–4
Why Downers Grove homes end up on our floor
Downers Grove has every kind of house. Near downtown and the Main Street station the streets are full of bungalows, foursquares and the Sears catalog houses the town is known for, many with a brick fireplace that has not been used in years. That opening gets a gas insert or a vented gas log set, and the fireplace gets used again.
South of 63rd Street and out toward 75th, the ranches, split-levels and colonials from the 1950s to the 1970s came with a factory-built fireplace: a metal firebox in a wood-framed chase. After fifty years the panels crack, the doors stop sealing and parts are scarce. The answer is usually an insert sized to that opening, or a new direct-vent gas fireplace in the same spot with a new stone or tile face — which one depends on the make and model in the wall and what its manual allows, and the estimate settles it.
The new houses want a wide linear gas fireplace in a feature wall, and the condos near downtown, with no gas line and no place to vent, want electric. We carry 19 brands, Lopi, Majestic, Fireplace Xtrordinair, DaVinci, RealFyre, Dimplex and Modern Flames among them, each one hand-picked because it is reliable; the showroom is where two or three of them get narrowed to one, and the displays change through the year, so call first if there is a model you want to see.
What we do for Downers Grove
- Design and installation
A new fireplace for a rebuilt lot near the station or an addition off Fairview or Belmont: measured at your house, the vent and the gas line planned by us, installed by our own crew.
- Gas inserts and gas logs
Inserts for the brick fireplaces north of 55th and the metal fireboxes south of 63rd; vented log sets where the open brick look matters.
- Chimney cleaning, inspection and repair
Cleaning and inspection in one visit with a written report, and on the old brick chimneys near downtown, the cap, crown or liner an insert needs first.
- Doors, screens, mantels and surrounds
Glass doors and mesh screens made to your opening, and a new mantel or stone face where a 1960s metal front south of 63rd has had its day.
- Electric fireplaces
For the condos and townhomes around the Main Street station, with no gas line and nowhere to vent. The electric units on our floor are lit, so judge the flame in person.
- Service and repair
Pilot lights, ignition, remotes, blowers and a yearly service, on the fireplace that came with your Downers Grove house as readily as on one we sold.
Getting to the showroom in Downers Grove
We are at 1202-B 75th Street, at the corner of 75th and Lemont Road on the south side of town, unit B, with parking at the door. From downtown, head south to 75th Street and go west; from the Woodridge and Darien sides it is a straight run along 75th. Walk in whenever we are open, Sunday afternoons included, or book a showroom visit to set a time.
Because you are so close, the first question from Downers Grove is about the house, not the drive: can the fireplace I have take gas? Bring a photo of it and the width, height and depth of the opening, and we can pick the two or three units that fit and say whether the flue will want a liner. The consultation is free, and the in-home estimate that follows is a quick trip across town for us, written and at no charge.
Permits and inspections in Downers Grove
Fireplace work in Downers Grove goes through the village’s Community Development Department, and its permits page explains how it works. Most projects need a permit of some kind, and a new gas fireplace, an insert with a gas line or a new flue liner is that kind of project. The paperwork is ours: we file through the village's online permit portal, set up the inspection and are on site when the inspector comes, so the job is signed off before we call it finished.
Fireplace types we install
Downers Grove asks in a clear order:
- Gas inserts for the brick fireplaces near downtown and the worn metal fireboxes south of 63rd, with a vented gas log set where the open masonry look matters more than heat
- Direct-vent gas fireplaces to replace a 1960s builder unit or go into a new wall
- Wide linear gas fireplaces for the feature walls in the rebuilt houses
- Electric fireplaces for the condos near the station
- Wood-burning fireplaces and stoves for the few who still split logs
- Outdoor fireplaces for the patio
Want a shortlist first? Try Find my fireplace, a few questions that point to the models that suit your house.
Questions we get from Downers Grove
Can I just stop in on my way along 75th Street, or do I need an appointment?
Stop in. We are open seven days, and a Saturday or Sunday afternoon drop-in is how many Downers Grove customers start. For a longer sit-down with one person, book a time and we hold it.
I have one of the old Sears houses near downtown. Can the original brick fireplace take gas?
Usually, yes. A vented gas log set drops into the open firebox and leaves the brick and the mantel as they are; a gas insert with its own liner up the chimney gives real heat. We check the flue first, because a chimney of that age often needs a liner, and you hear that before you order.
Our ranch south of 63rd Street has a metal firebox with cracked panels. Fix it or replace it?
If the maker still makes the panels, we replace the panels. On a 1960s or 1970s unit the maker is often gone and the glass and doors are tired too, so an insert sized to that opening, or a new direct-vent gas fireplace in the same spot, lasts longer. Both go into the written estimate.
How many days will your crew be in my house?
One day for an insert or a log set in an existing fireplace. A new gas fireplace in a new wall is a few days of framing, venting and finish, with the village inspection in the middle. What to expect during a fireplace installation walks through it.
Will you service the fireplace that came with my house?
Yes, and in Downers Grove that is much of our service work, because so many houses here changed hands with a fireplace nobody knows the make of. Send a photo of the front and of the data plate inside the firebox, usually behind the bottom grille, and we can generally name the model and get the part.
Do you convert a wood-burning fireplace to gas in Downers Grove?
Yes. A Fireplace Store and More converts wood-burning fireplaces to gas in Downers Grove and across the western suburbs of Chicago — a direct-vent gas insert or a vented gas log set fitted into the existing fireplace, installed and serviced by the store's own team from the showroom at 1202-B 75th Street, Downers Grove. Every conversion starts with a showroom visit or an in-home estimate.
Do you inspect and repair chimneys in Downers Grove?
Yes. Chimney inspections, cleaning, liners, caps, crowns, flashing and masonry repair, and new chimney installation in Downers Grove, by A Fireplace Store and More's own technicians from Downers Grove. Book a service visit online or call (630) 241-1919.
Nearby towns we also serve
Downers Grove is about 22 miles west of Chicago, and our installers and chimney crew work across DuPage County and the west suburbs, and into the city.
A Fireplace Store and More · Downers Grove, IL
Ready when you are.
You live in the town we work from. Come and stand in front of one on 75th Street, and leave with a written estimate.
Showroom hoursMon–Fri 10–5Sat 11–4Sun 1–41202-B 75th St, Downers Grove
Our showroom, 75th Street, Downers Grove