Modern can mean different things in this context. Modern in performance terms or modern in terms of the way modern open fires look.
In terms of look, not having a grate will give super clean lines and reflect the first origins of open fires in the home when there were no fire grates. It may not however be practical if you actually want to use the fire.
The type of grate will depend of what fuel you are using – wood, coal, gas or electric. Solid fuels (wood, coal etc) will need something to burn in to contain the fire for safety reasons and to protect the fabric of the fireplace. If you don’t eventually the beautiful modern open fireplace will be full of cracks from the heat of the fire. Gas or electric are not so hard on the fireplace but you will need something to house the burner or elements so in effect a grate or similar.
In terms of the performance of modern open fires having a fireplace grate will not necessarily improve things. It could make it worse in the case of a slotted fire grate with a wood fire. Too much air from underneath the fire and un burnt embers falling through the grate to go cold in the ash tray will mean lots more clearing of as than is necessary and more fetching wood than you need too with less heat from the fire also. Coal and some other solid fuels do need a grate to work effectively.
In place of a fire grate there are other options to give much greater efficiency (0% increasing to 50%) and distribute heat more evenly around the rooms. These fires can suit more modern open fireplaces with inset designs and designs which incorporate more modern laser cut patterns or folded shapes. Search camelot fires to find one such supplier.
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