Gas log installation for Atlantic Beach homes
Vented logs with the damper clamped open, or vent-free logs where the room allows, installed in Atlantic Beach to the listing.
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Gas log experts for Atlantic Beach homes
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
We read the rating plate before connecting anything.
- Free inspection and estimateYour Atlantic Beach firebox, flue, damper and room are measured against the set's manual at no charge before anything is bought.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesSet, burner, clamp, cleaning and any repairs are priced in writing, with the gas trade's part named.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the flame is sooty or the set will not stay lit after our installation to the manual, we come back.
Does the set fit the firebox
Every log set has a smallest fireplace it can go into, measured across the front, across the back, front to back and floor to lintel. A firebox that tapers sharply or has a raised edge at the front can rule out a set that looked right in the showroom. A glass door frame can also narrow the opening a set has to fit through.
Those readings sit next to the set's own figures on paper, and nothing is bought until the two agree. Wondering whether a particular log set fits your Atlantic Beach fireplace? Book the measuring visit at (904) 920-5495.
Atlantic Beach is on the coast. Atlantic Beach is part of Duval County.
Burner, logs, damper and gas
- Flues and dampers cleaned before the burner goes in
- Logs, embers and media placed to the manual
- Room size worked out before vent-free logs go into homes in Atlantic Beach
- Yearly service set up from install day
How gas log installation runs
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Measure firebox and room
Firebox, chimney height and, for vent-free sets, the room are checked against the manual.
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Clean and clamp
Soot and debris come out of the fireplace, and vented sets get their permanent damper clamp.
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Connect and test
Once gas reaches the valve, the set is connected, leak tested and its pressure read.
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Place logs and light
Logs and embers go where the manual shows, and we light the set with you.
Gas logs in a coastal fireplace in Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach is on the coast, but a gas log set sits indoors, where salt has little to do with it. The part of the fireplace that meets salt air is the chimney top, which a vented set relies on to carry exhaust away.
We look at the top of the flue as part of the inspection.
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Cleaning the fireplace for gas logs
Makers want a clean fireplace under their burners. One vented set's manual calls for the chimney flue, damper and firebox to be thoroughly cleaned of soot, ashes and loose paint and inspected before installation, and warns that some older fireplaces need repair first.
A vent-free maker asks for the same cleaning of the flue and firebox. Cleaning also shows the condition of the damper that will hold the clamp and the firebox floor that will carry the burner, and we write down anything that needs fixing first. Loose paint in particular can flake onto a burner once it heats.
The gas on the rating plate
Each log set is built for one fuel, and its rating plate names it. One vented burner's manual states that it is not field convertible for use with other gases, and says not to install it if the house's gas differs from the plate.
Some vent-free sets are built to run on either gas, shipped set for propane and converted to natural gas by the installer following the maker's instructions. We read the plate before installation and make sure the set matches the gas at the house, since a mismatch is not something to adjust around.
Closing outside air vents for vent-free logs
Still air in the firebox matters for vent-free logs. One maker requires any outside air ducts and ash clean-out doors in the fireplace to be permanently closed at installation, sealed with a heat-resistant sealant to stop drafts that cause pilot outage or soot, and says not to seal the chimney damper.
The same manual asks for noncombustible material at least half an inch thick above the opening where there is no mantel. We check both before the set goes in and note what was sealed. The damper itself stays unsealed, as the manual says.
Measured in Atlantic Beach before a log set is ordered
- Chimney height from the hearth to the top for a vented set
- Flue, damper and firebox cleaned and inspected before the burner goes in
- Damper clamp fitted permanently and the opening measured
- Outside air ducts and ash doors closed off under vent-free sets
Before a log set goes in
What is the damper clamp for?
It fixes the damper partly open so exhaust from vented logs keeps a way out, even if someone reaches for the handle. Fitting it is part of our installation.
Who runs the gas line?
The gas trade: a gas fitter, the utility or your propane company. The estimate names them, and our hookup and test follow once gas is at the valve.
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