Fireplace installation in Bayard by local specialists
Factory-built or masonry, a new fireplace in Bayard starts with a free planning visit that sets the chimney route and the clearances.
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- Family owned and operated
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Fireplace installation specialists for Bayard homes
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Factory-built units are installed with their own listed chimney parts, never mixed from other makers.
- Family owned and operatedOne family business owns your Bayard 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.
What helps before the first visit
A little information makes the first visit to Bayard more useful. Tell us which room and which wall you have in mind, whether the house has an attic above that spot, what the roof covering is, and whether the fireplace would replace an old unit or go where there is none today.
If you are replacing a unit, read us the maker and model from its rating plate. We bring the tape and the flashlight. The written plan and estimate follow once we have seen the route. A rough idea of your timing helps us plan the permit. We look at the room, the attic and the roof of your Bayard home on one free visit; call (904) 920-5495.
Bayard is part of Duval County. Bayard is an inland community.
Fireplace installation work we take on in Bayard
- Unit and chimney system named by maker and model
- Framing built to the installation manual's dimensions
- Offsets kept within the listing's angle and elbow limits
- Final walk-through of your new Bayard fireplace
How our installation pros put in a fireplace in Bayard
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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.
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Permit and framing
The permit is pulled, and framing, firestops and shields go in to the listed clearances.
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Unit, chimney and hearth set
The unit goes in, the listed chimney runs to its termination, and the hearth extension is laid.
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Inspection, finish, hand-over
The inspector checks the open framing, the finish goes on, and we walk you through the unit.
Roof openings in Bayard in the storm months
A new chimney opening has to be weathertight before hurricane season starts in June.
Roof work for installs in Bayard is scheduled with the forecast in view, and the estimate names who seals the roof.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Want a fireplace? Book the install within 72 hours of the planning inspection and save 10%.
The shape of a new smoke chamber
The smoke chamber sits between the damper and the flue, and the code limits its shape. Its inside height, from the throat to the start of the flue, is no greater than the inside width of the fireplace opening. Its walls lean no more than 45 degrees from vertical when built with prefabricated linings or rolled walls, or 30 degrees when corbeled. They are at least 8 inches thick, or 6 inches with a firebrick or clay lining, and the inside is parged smooth with refractory mortar.
A chamber built to those limits carries smoke up cleanly. It is the part of a masonry build that is hardest to fix later.
Taking out the old unit
Removing a failed factory-built fireplace is a job of its own. The facing comes off first, then the unit is disconnected from its chimney, unfastened from the framing and slid out in one piece where the framing allows.
When the chimney is being replaced too, it comes down section by section from inside, with its firestops and shield. The old framing is measured against the new unit's manual, and the opening is resized where the dimensions differ. Debris leaves the house bagged, and you know in advance what happens to the finished wall around the opening. The old unit's rating plate is kept with your paperwork.
Blowers and the outlet they need
Some factory-built wood fireplaces take an optional blower that moves room air around the firebox and back out through a grille. The blower needs power from a receptacle placed where the manual shows, which can be inside the unit's lower grille area.
If there is no circuit or outlet there, an electrician adds it before the wall is closed. We place the blower kit from the maker's parts list and route its cord as the manual shows, and the electrician's part is named separately. The blower's speed control and thermal switch come with the kit and mount where the manual places them.
Checked in Bayard before a fireplace goes in
- Unit and chimney system named by maker, model and listing
- Hearth extension sized and built to the listing or R1001.10
- Removal of the failed unit and any pipe that no longer fits
- Permit application and each inspection on the schedule
Before any wall is opened
How much floor space does the hearth take?
For a masonry fireplace, the extension reaches 16 inches out from the opening, with 8 more on each side, and grows for openings of 6 square feet or larger. A factory-built unit follows its listing. The plan draws it to size.
Is a new fireplace covered by the 10% offer?
It is. A new installation booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off like any other job.
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