Cool Touch Wall — Mount a TV or Art Above Your Fireplace, Safely

Flare’s Cool Touch Wall is a heat-management feature that keeps the wall above the fireplace relatively cool, so you can mount a television or art piece closer to the glass than a traditional fireplace allows — for a lower, more comfortable, more modern view.

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The Cool Touch Wall allows you to safely mount a television or art piece closer to the edge of the glass compared with traditional fireplaces. Allowing for more ergonomic designs, and eliminating the need to strain your neck to enjoy both your TV and your Flare Fireplace.

How the Cool Touch Wall Works

The Cool Wall feature is made possible by Flare Fireplaces unique design. Our fireplaces warm your home efficiently while minimizing heat transfer to surrounding surfaces by implementing a visible, or hidden, heat release. Lower temperatures around the face of the fireplace give you freedom to design your space without the worry of long-term exposure to high heat. With traditional fireplaces, large amounts of heat escape into the surrounding walls, hearth or chimney. Brick and excessive insulation are usually needed to contain the heat. Our fireplaces direct heat straight into the room and away from surrounding surfaces so your walls stay relatively cool while maintaining the same heat output. A more efficient fireplace means you’ll spend less to heat your home.

Visible or hidden heat release
Heat directed into the room, away from surrounding surfaces
Walls stay relatively cool while maintaining the same heat output

Flare Cool Touch Wall vs. Traditional Fireplace TV Mounting

Flare Fireplace

Television mounted low above a Flare linear gas fireplace

Flare Fireplaces produce less radiant heat, instead heating up your room by circulating warm air above the TV. Our fireplaces are sealed so smoke and soot can only exit through the vent terminating outside of the home. The Cool Touch Wall allows you to hang your TV lower and use zero insulation when compared with a traditional fireplace, saving you time, money, and effort.

Traditional Fireplace

TV mounted high above a traditional fireplace

Things like heat damage, viewing angle, and ceiling height present obstacles when mounting a TV above a traditional fireplace. Flare Fireplaces Cool Touch Wall feature provides the easiest and best solution by creating a visible or hidden heat release. Heat radiating from traditional fireplaces can be extremely high in temperature. To avoid heat damage, TVs are usually mounted high on the wall, but this is less than ideal. Looking up at your TV can cause neck strains and the picture quality may be worse because of your viewing angle. With traditional fireplaces there is also smoke and soot escaping into your space. These can leave harmful residue on your TV and appliances. Where as Flare Fireplaces closed combustion direct vent design eliminates all these problems at once.

For more information on the problems of mounting a TV above a fireplace see the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) and Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) websites. See our manual for instructions on mounting a television and clearance information.

Cool Touch Wall Is Best For

TV Above the Fireplace

Mount your television lower for a comfortable, neck-friendly view.

Art Above the Fireplace

Display a painting or print closer to the firebox without high-heat worry.

Modern Living Rooms

A clean, frameless focal point that anchors contemporary spaces.

Luxury Homes

A refined centerpiece for premium interiors and great rooms.

Commercial & Hospitality

Lobbies, restaurants, and hotels where design and durability matter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you mount a TV above a gas fireplace?

Yes. Flare modern gas fireplaces include a Cool Touch Wall — a heat-management feature that keeps the wall above the firebox relatively cool, so a television can be mounted above and closer to the glass than a traditional fireplace allows. Always follow the clearances in the Flare installation manual.

What is a Cool Touch Wall?

The Cool Touch Wall is a Flare fireplace feature that minimizes heat transfer to surrounding surfaces using a visible or hidden heat release, directing heat into the room and away from the wall, hearth, and chimney while maintaining the same heat output.

Does a Flare fireplace get the wall above it hot?

Flare fireplaces direct heat into the room and away from surrounding surfaces, so the wall stays relatively cool compared with a traditional fireplace. For exact clearance and TV-mounting requirements, refer to the Flare installation manual.

Can you hang art above a fireplace?

Yes. Because the Cool Touch Wall keeps the surrounding surface relatively cool, you can display art or a television closer to the firebox than with a traditional fireplace, giving more flexibility for modern living-room designs. Follow the manual for clearance details.

Why is a linear fireplace good for mounting a TV?

A modern linear gas fireplace with a Cool Touch Wall produces less radiant heat at the wall and uses a sealed, direct-vent design, so smoke and soot exit outdoors. This lets you mount a TV lower for a more comfortable viewing angle, without the heat and residue problems of a traditional fireplace.

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