Grass Roots Energy / Wauconda IL / Northeast Illinois

Grass Roots Energy Inc., born out of the late 70's energy crisis, was opened as an alternative energy destination store. In the early days, the main focus was to supply our customers with wood stoves and fireplace inserts. Our first location was in Hampshire, Illinois. As the business grew, a second location was established in Wauconda, Illinois. The Wauconda location turned out to be central to the northern Chicago-land growth center. The Hampshire location was sold off in the early eighties and allowed us to focus on the growing market from one central location. After all these years, we still serve the needs of our Hampshire customers who travel over thirty miles to see us. They reminisce about the Hampshire store and share fond memories of warm gatherings around the wood stove they purchased from Grass Roots Energy Inc.

Over the years, we've have come to be known as the wood burning experts of the Northern Chicago-land area. While we embrace this distinction, we have grown our product selection. We are a leader in the sales and installation of gas fireplaces, gas burning fireplace inserts, wood burning fireplace, and anything heath related. We are eager to help our customer continue the tradition of creating fond memories around a safe warm hearth. We are here to serve your needs as a destination store for many years to come.

Our showroom looks modest from the front, but is packed with exciting products from one end to the other. Customers always comment that they are surprised with the breadth of selection. We have ten different rooms, each with its own product theme. The gas stove room, the wood stove room, the fireplace door room, and more. Outside we have pergolas, lawn furniture, fire features and more!

We have our own service & repair personnel. Our people are insured & knowledgeable on all types of fireplaces & stoves. We repair & install fireplaces and stoves and install fire pits. We also clean chimneys, perform stone and brick work, sell and install stone veneers, and offer design consultations on all of the above.

Specialties

We strive to be Green. Our Stoves and Fireplaces are all EPA approved, high efficient, and clean burning. You will not find any of our products in a big box store.

Turn to us for the best selection of affordable fireplace inserts, stoves, or custom fireplace designs. We have everything you need to make a comfortable and warm home, so stop by our showroom and speak with our experts who specialize in everything hearth-related!

• Fireplace Installation
• Insert Installation
• Stove Installation
• Gas Log Installation
• Gas Appliance Service
• Pellet Stove Service
• Wood Appliance Service
• Chimney / Flue Cleaning
• Chimney / Flue Installation
• Chimney Liners
• Chimney Caps
• Chimney Crowns
• Chimney Chase Tops
• Chimney Rain Pans / Shrouds
• Limited Chimney Masonry Work
• Custom Fireplace Installations
• Fireplace Mantel, Surround, Wall Treatment Installation

We have the largest display of fireplaces in northeastern Illinois. During the season, we have wood burning products & gas products that can be lit year round. Customers can find wood burning, gas, pellet & electric fireplaces, along with free-standing stoves & inserts for existing fireplaces. We also offer fireplace accessories, tools, screens & glass doors, gas logs sets, outdoor fire pits, wooden patio furniture and more!

Fireplaces and Inserts

Ambiance, Amanti, Enerzone, Fireplace X, Hearthstone, Jotul, Majestic, Mendota, Regency, Sierra Flame, Supreme, Valcourt, Vermont Castings, White Mountain Hearth

Stoves

Amanti, Enerzone, Hearthstone, Jotul, Rais, Regency, St. Croix, Sierra Flame, Supreme, Vermont Castings, White Mountain Hearth

Stone Veneer:

Natural Stone Veneer, Fond du Lac Stone, Realstone Systems, ProVia Manufactured Stone, Centurian Manufactured Stone

Other:

Rasmussen Gas Logs, Stoll Industries Fireplace Doors, Mantels, Design Specialties Fireplace Doors. Ablaze and Zentro Smokless Firepits