Fireplace installation in Atlantic Beach by local specialists

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An old metal fireplace can only keep its chimney pipe when the new unit's manual lists it.

Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Atlantic Beach fireplace plan, from the framing or footing to the top of the chimney.
Workmanship warrantyOur installation work is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the unit carries its maker's terms.

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How long an installation takes

The schedule for a factory-built fireplace is set mostly by things outside the firebox: parts arriving, the framing, the inspection while the framing is open, and the finish work around the opening. The fireplace itself goes in quickly once the room is ready.

A masonry fireplace runs longer because each stage cures before the next is built. The schedule for your Atlantic Beach job lists those steps in order, including when the room will be usable again and when the inspector is expected. Weather can move roof work, and the schedule says which steps depend on it. We call ahead if a date moves. A free planning visit for a new fireplace in Atlantic Beach is one call away at (904) 920-5495.

Census takers counted 13,513 people in Atlantic Beach in 2020. Atlantic Beach is on the coast.

Fireplace installation work we take on in Atlantic Beach

Unit and chimney system named by maker and model
Termination height checked above the roof
Old worn-out unit removed and hauled away
Permit and inspections for your Atlantic Beach home on the schedule

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Walk it, permit it, build it, hand it over

Route walked and drawn
The room, attic and roof are checked for a chimney path, and the plan is drawn to the unit's manual.
Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.

Chimney tops for new fireplaces near the ocean in Atlantic Beach

The ocean shore is part of Atlantic Beach, and the parts of a new fireplace that sit on the roof take salt air every day. The termination cap and the chase top rust first if their metal is not suited to it.

For installs in Atlantic Beach we pick the listed termination and chase top in metals that stand up to salt, and name them on the plan.

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Firebox depth and wall thickness

The firebox of a masonry fireplace is at least 20 inches deep under the code. Its back and side walls are 8 inches of solid masonry including a 2-inch firebrick lining, or 10 inches where there is no lining. Firebrick meets ASTM C27 or C1261, and the joints between the bricks, laid in medium-duty refractory mortar, stay no wider than a quarter inch. Those numbers are what keep the heat of the fire inside the masonry and away from the framing that sits a couple of inches beyond it. We lay the firebox before the smoke chamber, and the inspector can see the lining thickness at the opening.

Old chimney pipe, new fireplace

Replacing a factory-built fireplace raises one question before any other: can the existing chimney stay? The answer is in the new unit's manual. Some makers list chimney systems that match their older models, and some list only their current pipe.

If the manual does not name the existing pipe, it comes out with the old unit, including the firestops and the cap, and the new system goes in complete. We do not pair a new fireplace with pipe it was not tested with. The manual's page on chimney components is the document we read for this, and we cite it.

Inspections while the framing is open

The inspection that counts happens before the walls are finished. With the framing open, the inspector can see the unit's clearances, the firestops, the insulation shield, the chimney supports and the combustion air duct, and compare them with the manual. Once drywall is up, none of that can be checked without cutting.

On our installations the finish work waits for that sign-off. If the inspector asks for a change, it is made while everything is still open, and the final inspection follows once the room is complete. We schedule it as soon as the framing, chimney and duct are complete, so the room is not left open longer than needed.

Route, unit, permit and hearth on paper

Footing size for a masonry fireplace, per R1001.2
Termination height above the roof and nearby parts of the building
Removal of the failed unit and any pipe that no longer fits
Spark arrestor or listed cap sized to the flue outlet

New fireplace questions from Atlantic Beach

Can the new fireplace use my old chimney pipe?

Only if the new unit's manual lists that pipe. If it does not, the chimney is replaced with the system the new unit was tested with.

Who patches the roof around a new chimney?

The estimate names who does it. The chimney parts at the roof come from the chimney maker's list, and the roof covering around them may be handled by a roofer, depending on the roof.