Local gas insert installation for Avondale homes

A cleaned chimney, listed liners and a sealed firebox: gas insert installation in Avondale done by the manual.

Fully licensed and insured
Locally owned
Family owned and operated
Same-day service

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

Get Your Free Inspection

Get a quote for chimney and fireplace repair and installation in Jacksonville.

Quicker by phone? Call (904) 920-5495

Call our chimney crew

(904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

Local gas insert specialists who install to the listing

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Mantel clearance in Avondale is measured for height and depth before you order.

Free inspection and estimateThe opening, flue and mantel of your Avondale fireplace are measured against the insert's plate at no charge.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesInsert, vent kit, surround, cleaning and repairs are priced line by line, and the gas and power trades are named.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the insert does not light, burn or seal the way its manual describes after our installation, we come back.

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

A fireplace that only gets used a few times a year

A fireplace lit a handful of times a year can be a candidate for gas, since an insert turns on in seconds and leaves nothing to clean up afterward. It can also be left as it is, swept and inspected, if the occasional wood fire is part of the appeal.

We lay out both options for your fireplace and let you decide, with the costs of each on paper. Nothing is pushed. Unsure whether a gas insert makes sense for the fireplace in Avondale? Get a free, no-pressure look at (904) 920-5495.

Avondale does not reach the coast. Avondale is a neighborhood inside Jacksonville city limits.

Liners, surround, gas and power

Barrier screens and relief doors checked
Old gas inserts replaced, liners checked for reuse
A first light with you at your Avondale home
Yearly service set up from the first day

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

From wood fireplace to gas insert in Avondale

Measure against the plate
Opening, flue and mantel are checked against the insert's rating plate and manual.
Clean and check the chimney
The old flue is cleaned, examined and repaired if needed before the liners go up.
Liners, insert, surround
The vent kit runs to its termination, the insert is set and the surround fitted.
Hookups and first light
The gas and electrical hookups are made, then we light and test the insert with you.

CO alarms and inserts in Avondale

A new gas insert in Avondale is a good reason to put a carbon monoxide detector in the same room.

We point out a sensible spot.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Measured in Avondale? Book the gas insert inside three days and 10% comes off.

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

The opening the insert needs

Gas inserts list the smallest fireplace they fit. One maker's rating plate gives a minimum width of 28 5/8 inches, a height of 20 15/16 inches and a depth of 14 3/8 inches for its model.

Fireplaces taper toward the back and the top, so we measure at the narrowest points rather than only across the front. The measurements go on the estimate beside the figures for the model you like, and where one dimension falls short, we look for a model that fits rather than cutting into the fireplace to make room for it. A tape at the back corners tells more than one at the front.

Aluminum or stainless liners

Aluminum and stainless are the two flexible liner choices in co-linear kits. One maker wants aluminum liners looked at by a professional from time to time for corrosion and damage, and calls for stainless wherever the liners could not be reached again later.

A liner hidden behind a finished chimney or a sealed top is one that cannot easily be reached later, and that pushes the choice toward stainless. We decide with you on the visit, and the estimate names the material and why it was chosen. Where the top of the chimney stays open to inspection, aluminum can be a reasonable choice.

Only the fronts made for the insert

Decorative fronts and doors for gas inserts are sold separately, and not all of them fit every model. One maker's manual allows only the doors and optional fronts approved with the unit to be installed on it.

A front from another model can block air openings, change how the glass seals or overheat, even if it looks like it fits. We order fronts from the parts list for the insert's model, and when a customer already has a front, we check its part number against that list before it goes on. The part numbers on the front and the plate should agree.

Opening, flue and mantel on paper

Vertical height and offsets measured against the vent limits
Liner bend radius kept through the throat and smoke shelf
First light run with you, burner catching across all ports
Liner material chosen with future access in mind

Gas insert questions from Avondale

Does a gas insert need yearly service?

Yes. Makers want a yearly check of the insert and its venting by someone qualified, and we can put that on the calendar from the day it goes in.

Is the gas insert inspection free?

Yes. Measuring the opening, flue and mantel and writing the estimate are free, and the price you see is the price you pay. The installation comes 10% off when you book it in the three days after that visit.