Empire Comfort Systems Black Adjustable Fireplace Hood Adjust from 28" to 48"

We have a wood stove insert in our fireplace with a 60" tv suspended above and no mantle. The hood extends the length of the stove faceplate. We just loosened 2 bolts on the faceplate and slid the hood's mounting plate behind, tightened the two bolts and it fits securely in place, greatly reducing the heat on the tv. No muss...no fuss...no drilling, although it came with mounting bolts. We just didn't need them. Great product and a small price to pay to protect our tv.

Loved that this slid easily to fit our fireplace opening and matched the color too. We were able to fit it over our surround so it was super easy to install. We had spent a significant amount of money on a gas insert that was bubbling the paint on our wood mantel despite the mantel being well above the insert. The vendor refused to help and had no suggestions to fix the problem so we could use our fireplace. I saw one of these shields at a hotel and was happy to find one here. The price seems very reasonable for the benefit and it came very quickly. We are now able to enjoy our fireplace insert without damage to the mantel.

Until intstalling my fireplace mantle was far too hot and the wood surround was cracking. With the hood installation, the heat is dispersed and absorbed by the hood., so the het is no longer a problem.

This hood works as described. It went on fairly easily and we could definitely feel a difference in the heat output in the room as well as above the fireplace where we planned to put a television. Once this went up, the thermostat rises another couple of degrees than it previous would when the fireplace is turned on.

Got and installed my adjustable fireplace hood. Arrived early, well made and installed easily into my brick fireplace. It works as advertised, looks good, and was a decent price compared to others found in a web search prior to purchase.

For $89.95 I would EXPECT this would be finished on both sides..... I ordered this one (the more expensive of two choices) thinking it would be better quality. On the right side panel, there's a spot that appears to be rubbed off and the black paint spray isn't even completely covering the area in that side. Aside from the rust and the rubbed off part, it seems well made. Just really not happy that it came in with rust on it. It appeared to be new but now I'm not sure.

I wish it were deeper with a longer profile. Other than that it work great

Not much to say about this. It's fairly heavy-gauge metal with two different mounting options. I already had a steel frame that I could screw this to, so it only took me a few minutes to drill four holes for the black sheet metal screws that come with it. There's a slightly more complex method for mounting it directly to a masonry surface, if you need to. In either case, it's not going to be a big project. One reason I purchased this particular unit was that it has a center section and two sliding sections that allow you to adjust it so it is symmetrical. My gas log guy only had hoods with a single sliding section, so they looked sort of lopsided. Of course, the whole reason I had to get this was that the gas log manufacturer requires at least a 4" hood (in the case of my fireplace and mantel) to deflect the heat. The city inspector (required here) had no problem with this hood or the method of installation. My local gas company would have charged me $150 to put in a similar hood.