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Escea fireplaces in Montgomery County, MD
Escea builds fireplaces in Dunedin, New Zealand, for rooms where a chimney chase was never part of the plan. Gas units that vent up, down, or sideways, an outdoor wood-fired fireplace that doubles as a grill, and an electric line that finally looks like fire.
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About Escea
Designed in New Zealand
for rooms with no chimney
Escea has been designing and building fireplaces in Dunedin, New Zealand, since 2002, and it engineers around one problem: most rooms weren’t built for a fireplace. Its flue can run vertically, horizontally, or under the floor, its zero-clearance rating lets you clad it in wood or drywall, and a TV can sit eight inches above the glass without a chase or a grille. It’s the line we reach for when the wall you want the fire on is the one that makes a conventional install impossible. See how we choose a fireplace on the Fireplaces page.
Where Escea fits
The Escea lines we recommend most
Built-in gas with the No-Duct Heat System: vertical, horizontal, or under-floor venting, and a zero-clearance rating, so the surround can be wood, drywall, or a full media wall. Single-sided or see-through.
The same install freedom plus ducted heat distribution — send the heat to another room, spread it evenly, or push it outside. Power direct vent, frameless, in two sizes.
An outdoor wood-fired fireplace and a professional grill in one: firebrick-lined base, stainless back plates, cooking plates that slide away under the drawer when dinner is done.
Flame-Map technology projects flames onto ceramic logs — no venting, no gas line, and nothing to run to the roof. The LR series does the same with a linear ribbon on black glass.
NB Series
NB Series — the wall that has no way out
The NB series exists for rooms the other lines can’t reach. Venting can run vertically, horizontally or under the floor, which solves an interior wall with no exterior face, and the zero-clearance rating means the surround can be wood or drywall rather than stone. Single-sided or see-through, in several widths.
- Three venting directions, so the route is a choice rather than a constraint.
- Zero clearance to combustibles — the finish is a design decision again.
- A television directly above the glass is designed in here, not hoped for.
Interior wall, no exterior face? Send a photo and a floor plan and we’ll tell you whether Escea’s venting solves it.
Ask about the NB SeriesNX Series
NX Series — heat sent where you want it
The NX takes the same install freedom and adds ducted heat distribution: the warmth can be spread evenly through the room, sent to another room entirely, or pushed outside in summer when you want the fire and not the heat. Power direct vent, frameless, in two sizes.
- Ducting is decided with the framing — afterwards it’s a renovation, not an option.
- Power venting allows a longer run with more turns than a standard direct vent.
- Frameless glass, so the fire reads as an opening in the wall rather than an appliance.
Want the heat somewhere else? Tell us which rooms are involved and we’ll say what the ducting would take.
Ask about the NX SeriesOutdoors
EK Series — a fireplace that cooks dinner
An outdoor wood-fired fireplace and a professional grill in one unit: a firebrick-lined base, stainless back plates that reflect heat forward, and cooking plates that slide away under the drawer when dinner is done. It’s the one product on this page that genuinely does two jobs instead of compromising on both.
- Wood-fired — no gas line has to reach the patio at all.
- The cooking surface stows away, so it goes back to being a fireplace.
- Plan it with the hardscape: the structure around it’s most of the work.
Patio still on paper? Send the plan and we’ll say whether the EK earns its place in it.
Ask about the EK SeriesElectric
LE and LR — flame with nothing to vent
Escea’s electric models project flames onto ceramic logs rather than lighting a ribbon behind glass, which is why they read as a fire rather than an effect across a room. No venting, no gas line, nothing to run to the roof — the usual answer when a building doesn’t allow combustion appliances at all.
- LE keeps the look of a log fire; LR is a linear ribbon on black glass.
- Supplemental heat, not a furnace — honest about what electric does.
- Flame runs with the heater off, which makes it the one fireplace that’s pleasant in July.
No flue and no gas? Tell us the width you want and the depth you can give it — that settles most of it.
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Want the fire on a wall with no chimney? That’s exactly what Escea is built for.
Good to know
Escea questions we hear every week
Can I really put a TV above it?
Yes — Escea’s zero-clearance models take a TV as close as eight inches above the glass, with no chase and no vent grille. We confirm the exact model and clearance for your wall before you order.
I have no chimney. Is that a problem?
No. The flue can run vertically, horizontally, or under the floor, so the fireplace can sit under a window, inside cabinetry, or in the middle of a room. That flexibility is the main reason we carry the line.
Is Escea only electric?
No. In North America the range covers built-in gas (NB and NX series, single-sided and see-through), the EK outdoor wood-fired fireplace and grill, and the LE and LR electric series.
How good is the electric flame, honestly?
Better than anything we’ve seen at this price: holographic projection mapped onto real logs rather than a lit ribbon. It’s still electric — for real heat in a big room, gas or wood wins.
Do you install?
No. Jesse isn’t a licensed contractor. We lock in the installer’s price before you order and pass you the details; we take no money for the installation.
Free consultation
Tell us where you want the fire
A photo of the wall, rough measurements, and whether gas is available — that’s enough. We’ll come back with the Escea models that fit and a written quote.
Prefer to talk? Call 240-988-9177 · Serving Montgomery County, MD · By appointment