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Costello’s Hearth & Spa / Bel Air, MD

Right on Bond Street in the middle of downtown Bel Air sits a fireplace showroom that started as something much smaller: a single, modest fireplace shop that opened its doors back in 1997. Nearly three decades later, that shop has grown into Costello’s Hearth & Spa, part of the larger Costello’s Ace Hardware family. The Bel Air location is still doing exactly what it set out to do, helping homeowners find the right gas, wood, pellet, or electric fireplace for their space, then standing behind it with real installation and repair know-how instead of a sales pitch and a shrug. The staff can talk customers through products the way people talk about things they genuinely believe in, and they back it up with an in-house service team, financing options, and a showroom that’s open nearly every day of the week. That combination of deep product knowledge, honest guidance, and dependable support after the sale is exactly why WeLoveFire.com is proud to recognize Costello’s Hearth & Spa as a preferred dealer. The staff can talk customers through products the way people talk about things they genuinely believe in, and they back it up with an in-house service team, financing options, and a showroom that’s open nearly every day of the week. That combination of deep product knowledge, honest guidance, and dependable support after the sale is exactly why WeLoveFire.com is proud to recognize Costello’s Hearth & Spa as a preferred dealer.

Company History

The Costello's story starts with Vincent Costello, who lost his air conditioning business during a recession and, with a wife and ten kids to provide for, took a chance on a run-down hardware store he had no retail experience running. Through sheer persistence he turned it into a success and kept opening more locations from there, eventually building what is now one of the largest family-owned hardware chains in the country. Fireplaces entered the picture in 1997, when the family opened a modest fireplace shop in Maryland that would eventually become Costello's Hearth & Spa, growing over the years into showrooms across Maryland, New York, and New Jersey, including the Bel Air location on Bond Street. Today, the business is carried forward by the next generation who is made up of CEO Michael Costello and his siblings Jaime, Tim, Dan, Joey, and Bobby, who've kept expanding the hearth and spa side of the company while staying true to the values their father lived by: showing customers, employees, and the community what you stand for through your actions rather than talk.

Facilities & Showroom

Step into the Bel Air showroom and you're looking at working displays all around you. Gas, wood, pellet, and electric options side by side, so you can actually compare flame styles, finishes, and heat output instead of guessing from a catalog photo. The showroom rounds out the experience with fireplace doors and mantel shelves on hand to help you picture the finished look. If you'd rather narrow things down before you go, the site's "Find the Perfect Fireplace" tool is a handy starting point, but the real value is still walking in and talking it through with someone who knows the products cold.

Some of our services include:

  • Fireplace sales and installation (gas, wood, pellet & electric)
  • Chimney cleaning and sweeping
  • Chimney inspection and repair
  • Chimney fabrication and rebuilding
  • Dryer vent cleaning
  • Fireplace repair service
  • Fireplace usage and instruction
  • Wood pellet fuel sales
  • Fireplace doors, mantel shelves & accessories
  • Free price quotes and downloadable buyers guides
  • Financing available through Wells Fargo, including promotional 0% APR offers

Product Summary

Covering every fuel type a homeowner might want, whether that's the ambiance of a real wood fire, the convenience of gas, the efficiency of pellet, or the simplicity of electric. Round that out with fireplace doors, mantel shelves, and a full shelf of hardwood and softwood pellet options for anyone already running a pellet stove, and you've got a selection built by people who can explain the tradeoffs between a wood-burning insert and a direct-vent gas unit rather than just pointing you to whatever's on the floor.

Brands We Carry (Partial List)

  • Harman
  • Heat & Glo
  • Quadra-Fire
  • Vermont Casting
  • Bullfrog Spas
  • Maple Spas
  • Tropic Seas Spas
  • Chill Springs

Speak with one of our experts to obtain more information, whether for a new product and its installation, a repair or simply our latest arrivals.