The Stûv 21 built-in wood fireplace in a black wall — a wide guillotine window of fire with no bottom frame

Stûv 21

A perfect pairing of architecture and fire.

Wood-burning  ·  5.0 on Google  ·  WETT-certified installs

Stûv · Wood Fireplaces

Raise the glass. Open fire.

A “retractable window that can be raised or lowered for an open or closed fire” — the fireplace built “to blend into the decor, the fire becomes the center of attraction.”

I

The guillotine

Slide the glass up and the fire is open to the room; drop it and the window seals. “New guillotine fire screen” optional for the open-fire hours.

II

No frame at the bottom

“Frameless guillotine glass window ... There is no frame at the bottom to affect the view of the fire. Only a delicate steel frame delimits the combustion chamber.”

III

One face or two

“Available in single or double-sided format to allow for multiple architectural integrations” — four sizes from 85 to 125, single-face figures below; df figures live in the maker’s 21-df sheets.

The Stûv 21’s wide window dead-on
The wide window · dead-on
Long split logs burning across the 21’s firebox
Up close · long-log fire
The 21’s glass bottom edge — no frame, embers behind
The bottom edge · frameless

Photography: Stûv

Seen in real rooms.

From the maker’s own book — the Stûv 21 in rooms people actually live in. Tap a room to step inside.

Lac-Brome · glass up, fire open
Eastern Townships · in concrete
The 125 · rust on old brick
In white, by the water
Lake Memphremagog · the df-125
The double-face · two rooms, one fire
The 21-85 double-face, under timber

Will it fit?

Four sizes, one wall statement.

The Stûv 21’s wide guillotine window
56-1/8″ to 68-1/4″ high 40″ to 55-3/4″ wide
65,000BTU/h nominal, 105 size (EU protocol, maker’s note)
1,800 ft²heating area, 125 size
40″max log length, 125 (24/28/32″ below)
8.4 ft³combustion chamber, 125

The maker’s numbers

Specifications

44,000 / 43,000 / 65,000 / 60,000 BTU/hNominal heat output
1,400 / 1,600 / 1,400 / 1,800 ft²Heats up to
4.8 / 6.6 / 5.3 / 8.4 ft³Combustion chamber

The fire

Nominal heat output*
44,000 / 43,000 / 65,000 / 60,000 BTU/h
Heating surface
1,400 / 1,600 / 1,400 / 1,800 ft²

The wood

Fuel
seasoned cordwood · logs 24 / 28 / 32 / 40″ max
Burn rate
12-14 / 13-15 / 12-14 / 13-15 lb/h
Combustion chamber
4.8 / 6.6 / 5.3 / 8.4 ft³

The body

Sizes (single face)
85 / 95 / 105 / 125
Weight
665 / 820 / 688 / 892 lb
Unit dims (w × h × d)
40×62×26-1/2 / 43-7/8×68-1/4×28-1/2 / 47-7/8×56-1/8×25 / 55-3/4×62×27-3/4″
Visible glass (w × h)
26-1/2×21-1/16 / 30-3/8×24-1/4 / 34-1/4×15-3/4 / 42-1/8×21-1/16″
Window
frameless guillotine — raised for open fire
Formats
“single or double-sided” (df figures: maker’s 21-df sheets)

The chimney

Chimney
8 / 10 / 8 / 10″ · outside air 4″

The fine print

Certifications
UL · ULC
*
“These nominal heat outputs were obtained according to a European testing protocol.”

These are the numbers we install to — every number above is Stûv’s own published figure, nothing rounded by us, nothing guessed. Ask us for the maker’s data sheets (21-sf; 21-df on request) — at the showroom. Or ask us anything at the showroom.

The Stûv Collection

One house, nine fires.

Real voices · 5.0 on Google

Installed by the crew people write about.

“…the knowledge and guidance we received in determining size, location and finishing design was invaluable.”

Phil M. · Google review

“As someone extremely particular and fussy I was very pleased.”

Josh R. · Google review

Quick answers

The three things everyone asks.

Do I need a chimney?

Yes — a serious one: 8″ or 10″ insulated chimney depending on size, engineered into the wall the 21 is built into. We design the run with your builder, install it and sweep it — WETT-certified.

Can I really burn it open?

That’s the guillotine’s whole point — “raised or lowered for an open or closed fire,” with the optional guillotine fire screen standing guard while it’s up.

What’s the upkeep?

Logs to 40″ go in, ash comes out, the glass drops for cleaning, and the chimney gets its annual sweep — our trade, same crew that installed it.

What it costs

Priced to your home — not from a chart.

Every wall is different — framing, venting, gas line — so your price is real, not a guess.

Tell us about your wall

Two minutes online. Photos help; the booking machine takes them.

Get your real quote

Dan prices your exact install and walks you through every line of it.

Installed by the pros

Nick’s crew frames it to the maker’s spec, runs the venting, and leaves the room clean.

Request 2026 pricing

Or come see it in our Coldwater showroom — the espresso will be on.

Beyond the Stûv house

If this one isn’t yours.