Wood heat specialists in Wauconda since 1978 40+ burning displays in the showroom (847) 526-5888
Grass Roots Energy Inc., 28751 N. Rand Road, Wauconda Illinois
A wood fire burning against dark brick.
HomeFire Builder
Fire Builder

Build it on screen, then come see it lit

Pick a fireplace, change the doors, the face, the interior and the trim, and look at it from every angle before you spend anything.

This is the Fire Builder from Travis Industries, the company behind Lopi and Fireplace Xtrordinair. It runs on our dealer account, so whatever you put together in it comes back to us and we can price it and install it.

Start with the fireplace, then work through the options: the face, the log set, the fireback, the venting. It redraws as you go, and it will take a photo of your own room and put the fireplace into it. Nothing in it asks for money and nothing commits you to anything.

It opens in its own tab because it wants the whole screen. Come back here when you have something you like.

Be your own designer with the Firebuilder app: pick your model, accessories and
            extras, then upload a photo of your room to see the fireplace in it. Lopi and
            Fireplace Xtrordinair. Open the Fire Builder Opens in a new tab · free · nothing to fill in

The builder covers the Lopi and Fireplace Xtrordinair lines. Jotul, Hearthstone, Regency, Vermont Castings and the other brands we carry are on the floor rather than in here.

When you land on one you like

There is a print button in the builder's toolbar. Print it, or just write down the model name and the options you picked, and send it over. We will tell you what it costs installed, whether it fits the opening you have, and what the venting would take in your house.

That last part is the one the builder cannot answer. It draws the fireplace beautifully and knows nothing about your chimney, your framing, or how far it is to an outside wall. That is the conversation to have with us.

Two things worth knowing before you get attached

A built-in fireplace goes in before the wall does. If you are building or remodeling, the box wants to be specified before the framing goes up. Moving one afterward is expensive in a way that surprises people.

Most of these are on our floor. 40+ units are set up in the showroom and a good number of them are burning. A render only goes so far. Standing in front of one settles it in about a minute.

Send us your design

Paste the model name and the options you chose, or just attach the screenshot when we reply. We will come back with an installed price.

We answer during showroom hours. Prefer to talk now? Call (847) 526-5888.

A deep bed of glowing coals.

We sell it, install it, and come back.

One crew runs the Class A chimney, the relining, the gas line and the appliance itself, with 50 years of combined experience. When it needs a gasket in year seven, you call the same shop.