List Price: $819.99
Sale Price: $549.99
Today's Bonus: 33% Off
The good: The seller got the fireplace to me super fast! On the third day after I ordered it, it was at my house. The "slate" is pretty, even if it is *slightly* crooked on the pieces that it is pre-adhered to.
The not-so-good: It took about 3 1/2 to 4 hours for me to put this together by myself and was a pain in the butt to put together... the directions were great, but there were issues with trying to get the base on while not being able to see the screws... among a few other little annoyances.
The bad: It looks really cheap... based on the quality, this shouldn't cost $500... it should be in the $300 range. There are gaps between each of the "slate" tiles that cause you to be able to see the plain surface below. There is also a gap between the top of the fire box and the top row of "slate" that looks awful, I'll probably get some type of fire-safe material to try to hide that so the wall behind the fire place isn't visible through the gap. Also, the "log" looks terrible... I am going to buy a different log kit for it.
The ouch: My hands are super sore from screwing it together because there were a lot of areas that were not pre-drilled even though the directions said it should be.
Bottom line: If I had it to do over again, I would not have purchased this fireplace. I would have purchased the other one I liked that was 1/2 the price, but didn't have as much decoration. I plan to keep it since I worked so hard to put it together and I don't feel like paying to return it... but am definitely not satisfied with the quality for the price.
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