Gas logs are a convenient way to keep your living room or family room warm without having to deal with natural logs. Gas logs are less expensive to maintain than electric logs and require less chimney cleaning because of the lack of smoke and soot residue in the flue. If you want the look and feel of a natural fire, you can do it without having to chop wood by using a gas log.

How Do You Make Gas Logs?
Gas logs are made commonly made from ceramic, which helps conduct the heat without posing a fire hazard. It is sculpted and painted to look like natural wood, and is reinforced using heavy wires. You can find logs in an array of different wood designs, from oak to twisted pine.

Gas logs vary in price depending on the size of the fixture you choose. Smaller logs measuring about twelve inches can be as low as $200, while larger log designs (up to a whopping sixty inches) can be just under $1,000, but these designs are for large fire pits or outdoor fireplaces. You can get a decent sized gas log measuring twenty four inches for about $250 if you look around a bit.

Gas logs burn using natural gas, which means you dont have to worry about smoke building up in the flue or filling your house if it clogs. Natural gas is also relatively inexpensive, and a tank can usually last for many uses depending on how long you burn your log. Count on approximately eight or nine two-hour burns from a twenty inch log.