Touchstone 3-Sided Electric Fireplaces

What Three-Sided Means on a Touchstone Fireplace

The firebox is glazed on the front and on both ends, so the flame is visible from three faces instead of one. Manufacturers call this a bay, and it is not the same as a see-through fireplace, which is glazed on two opposite faces and passes through a wall to serve two rooms. A three-sided unit projects into one room and shows the fire to anyone approaching from either side, which is why it suits a peninsula wall, the end of a room divider, or a corner you walk around.

Recessed or Wall Mounted, and That Is the Real Choice

The Sideline Infinity Pro recesses into the wall with no visible frame around the glass, so the fire appears to sit in the surface. It comes in several widths, and a compact version carries the Forte name at the smaller end of the range. The Chesmont takes the opposite approach: it hangs on a finished wall with its own mantel shelf as part of the unit, so it needs no framing and no construction. One is a building decision and the other is a hanging decision, and that usually settles it faster than the flame does.

These Are Deeper Than a Flat Linear Fireplace

Opening two extra faces costs depth. The recessed three-sided models are 9 1/4 inches deep, against roughly 5 1/2 inches for a flat linear unit, so a 2x6 wall is not enough on its own and they need a framed enclosure built out from the wall. The wall-mounted Chesmont is 7 inches deep, but it hangs on the surface so the depth is projection into the room rather than something you frame for. Work out which of those two constraints you can live with before choosing a model.

Heat, Controls and What Comes With Them

These run 1,500 watts on high with a lower setting beneath it, rated for roughly 400 square feet, which is supplemental heat rather than a room's heat source. The flame runs on its own with the heater off. All of them connect over WiFi to the Touchstone Fireplace app and work with Alexa and Google Home, and each ships with a remote, a driftwood log set and crystal embers, under a one-year manufacturer warranty.

Where to Look Next

3-Sided Electric Fireplaces is the full category across every brand we carry, and it is the better page to start on if you are not set on Touchstone. Within the brand, Touchstone Fireplaces is the whole range, Touchstone Sideline Electric Fireplaces covers the single-sided linear models, and Touchstone Forte Electric Fireplaces covers the compact size. See-Through Fireplaces is where to look if you actually want two opposite faces through a wall rather than three.